LA Progressive -- 15 October 2011: Lame Stream?
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. Which of these views of traditional media are most true for you?
Which of these views of traditional media are most true for you?
Reading and viewing habits have changed so dramatically recently that mainstream media's shrinking staffs can't cover news as they once did.
Mainstream media is corporate owned, so they are wise to downplay or belittle anything that might upset the economic apple cart.
Today's journalists much too closely identify with wealthy elites, which slants their coverage of things like Occupy Wall Street.
Mainstream media is just following what its subscribers and viewers want -- celebrity doings, car chases, weather and sports, rather than urban unrest.
Other (please specify)
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. Alternative media -- blogs and videos and twitter pages -- have rushed in to fill the gap. How're they doing?
Alternative media -- blogs and videos and twitter pages -- have rushed in to fill the gap. How're they doing?
For the discerning consumer, the blogosphere provides vital coverage of events that aren't sexy enough for the nightly news.
The decline of respect media and the rise of the internets Tower of Babel will spell the end of our democracy.
The blogosphere is awash in half-truths, opinions, and outright lies and will never rise to level of traditional media.
It's an ever-changing field. In time, we will reach a new media paradigm, with productive places for traditional and new media.
Other (please specify)
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. Which of these blogs or online magazine do you value most? (Please select the top three)
Which of these blogs or online magazine do you value most? (Please select the top three)
The Grio
Black Commentator
Talking Points Memo
Mariowire
Crooks and Liars
The Huffington Post
The LA Progressive
Truthout
Truthdig
The Daily Koz
The Brad Blog
The California Progress Report
Other (please specify)
4
. Which of these broadcasters do you watch? (check as many as apply)
Which of these broadcasters do you watch? (check as many as apply)
Stephen Colbert
Anderson Cooper
Laura Flanders
Amy Goodman
Gwen Ifill
Jim Lehrer
Rachel Maddow
Andrea Mitchell
Lawrence O'Donnell
Keith Olbermann
Ed Schultz
Jon Stewart
Bill O'Reilly
Other (please specify)
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. How do you think the changing media landscape will affect our democracy and culture?
How do you think the changing media landscape will affect our democracy and culture?
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