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Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

 Stand Taken 8/29/2008 10:04 PM

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Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

I think we have Sit-Coms etc. for that.

 Stand Taken 8/26/2008 2:47 PM

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Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

"I'm a big fan of fake news, but cnn?"

posted by MikeDApproved 8/23/2008 1:10 PM

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Television news should entertain as well as inform.

Wake up. Television news has the same function as anything else on television: to sell you cheeseburgers. Television news is sleazy, purile and voyeuristic -- just the way you like it.

 Stand Taken 6/22/2008 11:35 AM

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Television news should entertain as well as inform.

They shouldn't have to but they have to. Whatever works.

 Stand Taken 6/9/2008 11:57 AM

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Television news should entertain as well as inform.

Unfortunately, any news that fails to entertain won't be watched by anybody. The trick is to be entertaining just to the extent necessary. The problems are the outlets that make entertainment drive ne...

 Stand Taken 6/9/2008 5:57 AM

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Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

We're adults, we should be capable of listening to information without needing to be entertained like little children.

 Stand Taken 6/9/2008 5:39 AM

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Television news should entertain as well as inform.

television news should not be taken seriously anyway

 Stand Taken 6/3/2008 9:32 PM

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Television news should entertain as well as inform.

"What the Daily Show has giving us is a willingness for people to understand stuff better if it’s explained to them in a way that’s more entertaining"

posted by MikeDApproved 6/1/2008 1:03 AM

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Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

"Everything has to be a diversion"

posted by MikeDApproved 6/1/2008 1:02 AM

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