Journalism may as well be dead

And you want to know why?

Too many of the news outlets -online and elsewhere- bury stories because they lack the sensationalist flavor that the editors hoped for. News becomes “viral” because the media outlets make it so through subjective manipulation and deceptive headlines. What ever happened to the integrity of the newspapers and publications to simply report the news -regardless of whether or not it had “viral” value to it? No wonder so much of our media coverage is celebrity-driven. We have lost our ability to not only think abstractly but to express ourselves in as much of an unbiased way as possible.

Our news media has all but surrendered to the forces of entertainment… And much of our news media is entertainment as opposed to news. Instead of a watchdog that is a check on the excesses of government and business, we have the endless barking of a 24-hour news cycle. We have journalism that is always ravenous for the next rumor, but insufficiently hungry for the facts that can nourish something called our democracy. As citizens, we are paying one heck of a price in the dumbing down of America.
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)

zachklein:

The first Box arrived from the Boxee Factory

Yay, Boxee! Another step away from cable and another step into the future.

Source: zachklein

trendd: Today Hulu’s CEO said that they are not a Cable killer, but I’m not so sure. It’s not hard to do the math on watching all of your favorite shows on demand for $10/month vs a ton of channels/content that you don’t watch for $100. I REALLY wish they had this in Canada. One day? “For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to watch their favorite shows — including those from seasons past — on a multitude of internet-connected devices. Mobile devices are a go, with iOS devices including the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, and iPod touch (3rd generation) being the main attraction at this point in time. The best part as far as mobile is concerned is that streaming will work on both Wi-Fi and 3G networks.” And if you’re interested Hulu has put the official release on their blog. (via Eddy Chan via Hulu Plus gets official: $9.99 per month, supports iOS, TVs, Blu-ray players, and more « Boy Genius Report) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cable as we know will be obsolete in five years and regardless of Hulu’s intention, they are pioneers (alongside platforms like Netflix and Crackle) in the next generation of “television”.
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trendd:

Today Hulu’s CEO said that they are not a Cable killer, but I’m not so sure. It’s not hard to do the math on watching all of your favorite shows on demand for $10/month vs a ton of channels/content that you don’t watch for $100.

I REALLY wish they had this in Canada. One day?

“For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to watch their favorite shows — including those from seasons past — on a multitude of internet-connected devices. Mobile devices are a go, with iOS devices including the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, and iPod touch (3rd generation) being the main attraction at this point in time. The best part as far as mobile is concerned is that streaming will work on both Wi-Fi and 3G networks.”

And if you’re interested Hulu has put the official release on their blog.

(via Eddy Chan via Hulu Plus gets official: $9.99 per month, supports iOS, TVs, Blu-ray players, and more « Boy Genius Report)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cable as we know will be obsolete in five years and regardless of Hulu’s intention, they are pioneers (alongside platforms like Netflix and Crackle) in the next generation of “television”.

Source: boygeniusreport.com