http://dagblog.com/arts/hyping-media-and-how-it-has-changed-nearly-everything-11546 Comments for "Hyping the media and how it has changed nearly everything." en http://dagblog.com/comment/134184#comment-134184 <a id="comment-134184"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/arts/hyping-media-and-how-it-has-changed-nearly-everything-11546">Hyping the media and how it has changed nearly everything.</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Don't know how I missed this, C.   Interesting that Murrow could see so early into TV's existence that the dangers would be in the public's supposed need for entertainment.  He fought throughout his TV career to get the Big Guys to move from the shallow into the deep, and didn't always succeed.</p> <p>As a country we're in such terrible trouble, and still the focus is on controversy and titillation and trivia.  The truth takes a back seat to it all.  Any attempt at a deeper understanding of the problems we face are met with just so much ho hum.  Boring...</p> <p>It'll be the death of us yet.</p> </div></div></div> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:52:00 +0000 Ramona comment 134184 at http://dagblog.com