Interesting that the typical response of old media (such as Newsweek) to loss of subscribers and advertisers is to move further to the left. So we see Time getting more opinion oriented, with all of its editorials masquerading as articles moving further and further to the left. Then there is Katie Couric - CBS News' answer to its ratings debacle caused by Rathergate. What happened? Pro-Democratic leftist Couric has delivered the lowest ratings in the history of CBS News.
When will these people learn? Media is all about imitation - if something does well a host of imitators crop up. Did anyone give Fox News a shot? Of course not, and it managed, with simply being objective instead of liberal pro-Democratic - to beat out CNN.
But has anyone imitated Fox? The answer, of course, is no - all three major networks and all three major newsmagazines - Time, Newsweek etc. are all solidly liberal, and moving further to the left, even as they bleed ratings and subscribers. It's almost comical - the more they move to the left the worse they do!
It really is incomprehensible - you wonder if these people are interested in making money! Why the slode to suicide? I've wondered if there is some kind of a long term agreement between Democrats and the mainstream media under which the media is given certain benefits in return for support of Democratic causes and candidates. But that's a conspiracy theory, and unlike leftists and Democrats (same thing these days) I don't believe in such things.
But you have to wonder how the people at Newsweek could be so bullheaded and stupid. By simlpy moving to the center they might be able to save their crummy magazine. But you can't teach some people - I gave up trying to tell my parents that the Democrats have changed since the 1950's but they still believe in fairy tales such as Democrats being for the little guy.....
So good bye Newsweek...and good riddance. Like the dinosaur you are, you couldn't deal with the new media realities...viva the news media!
Interesting that the typical response of old media (such as Newsweek) to loss of subscribers and advertisers is to move further to the left. So we see Time getting more opinion oriented, with all of its editorials masquerading as articles moving further and further to the left. Then there is Katie Couric - CBS News' answer to its ratings debacle caused by Rathergate. What happened? Pro-Democratic leftist Couric has delivered the lowest ratings in the history of CBS News.
When will these people learn? Media is all about imitation - if something does well a host of imitators crop up. Did anyone give Fox News a shot? Of course not, and it managed, with simply being objective instead of liberal pro-Democratic - to beat out CNN.
But has anyone imitated Fox? The answer, of course, is no - all three major networks and all three major newsmagazines - Time, Newsweek etc. are all solidly liberal, and moving further to the left, even as they bleed ratings and subscribers. It's almost comical - the more they move to the left the worse they do!
It really is incomprehensible - you wonder if these people are interested in making money! Why the slode to suicide? I've wondered if there is some kind of a long term agreement between Democrats and the mainstream media under which the media is given certain benefits in return for support of Democratic causes and candidates. But that's a conspiracy theory, and unlike leftists and Democrats (same thing these days) I don't believe in such things.
But you have to wonder how the people at Newsweek could be so bullheaded and stupid. By simlpy moving to the center they might be able to save their crummy magazine. But you can't teach some people - I gave up trying to tell my parents that the Democrats have changed since the 1950's but they still believe in fairy tales such as Democrats being for the little guy.....
So good bye Newsweek...and good riddance. Like the dinosaur you are, you couldn't deal with the new media realities...viva the news media!