dumb it down

In the pre-release of his latest documentary when Michael Moore speaks of capitalism and the demise of quality news journalism, he ties it to education and literacy while readers often look to over-saturation and consumption of stories like the murder of JonBenet Ramsey--
hiviper says ...
"I would agree that the O.J. trial and Jon Benet case contributed to the dumbing down of the news. I remember when Murdock first infiltrated this country with "A Current Affair"..."
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arturobandini2 says ...
"The real downfall of American news journalism started before JonBenet and O.J. Anyone interested in this subject should read "S.C.U.D. Stud" Arthur Kent's damning expose about his short tenure at NBC during and right after the Gulf War...A conscious decision was made by the Big 3 to shut down their foreign bureaus and show less international news and more homegrown trainwrecks like Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafucko. It's only gotten stupider since...."[...read more]
Michael Moore on Death of Old Media
"The real downfall of American news journalism started before JonBenet and O.J. Anyone interested in this subject should read "S.C.U.D. Stud" Arthur Kent's damning expose about his short tenure at NBC during and right after the Gulf War...A conscious decision was made by the Big 3 to shut down their foreign bureaus and show less international news and more homegrown trainwrecks like Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafucko. It's only gotten stupider since...."[...read more]
Michael Moore on Death of Old Media
Posted in Hollywood Elsewhere
by Jeffrey Wells
"...New York Film Festival screening of Capitalism: A Love Story at Alice Tully Hall --
"...New York Film Festival screening of Capitalism: A Love Story at Alice Tully Hall --
Labels: Capitalism: a love story, Jim Mullen. JonBenet, JonBenet Ramsey, Michael Moore
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