Tv News – Shallow Or Deep

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TV News – shallow or deep Television has been the biggest source of news and information for a vast section of the population for quite sometime. With the advent of 24 hour cable news channels the amount of news information disseminated by TV has increased significantly. The commercial limitations imposed on TV news and news analysis shows do make them a bit shallow, but still they serve a significant demand for easily access to news and information. Still, TV viewers are fickle and are known to switch channels if what they see is not exciting and interesting. As a result, TV news shows are prone to sensationalize their offerings and exaggerate their claims to keep their viewers glued. There’s probably no parallel on the TV to a well written newspaper editorial that examines a topic at great depth. In this fast paced world, people seem to have less time for the nuanced news coverage and are happy with the spiced up offerings. While we could blame TV for being shallow and not being well-rounded in news coverage, the nature of the programming is probably just a reflection of the times we live in and tastes of the viewers at this time. TV news programs tend to overdo certain stories that deal with the negative side of celebrities, to extent of being nauseating. The Michael Jackson case, the Winona Ryder case and so on, are an indication that TV news programs, particularly on the 24 hour cable news channels, can devote an extraordinary amount of time to trivial issues that do not impact our lives in any significant way. But probably they cater to what the masses demand. Another aspect of TV news shows is bias. The shows present balanced and straight forward information are far less capable of building a passionate and loyal viewer base than shows that are biased and satisfy one section of the population, while denigrating the other. This leads to bias,
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