Does the "Long Tail" theory influence this trend? If so, how?
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It seems rather foolish to me for a general reporting company such as fox to claim to not be partisan. Even when individuals are claiming to remove their personal bias it is really an impossibility as we always bring who we are with us everywhere we go, I believe that this holds true on a larger scale as well.
ReplyDeleteI also seems counterproductive to attempt a complete lack of partisanship as one must appeal to their audience.
Brandon
We are taught in journalism class not to inject our own personal views and opinions into the news we are reporting on. Some of the reporters on Fox news are completely guilty of doing just that. Bill Orielly is an ass. He shoves his opinions down the throats of his audience and of his guests. Watch out if you don't agree and prepare for what lies ahead. He is full of BS! Is the long tail theory influenced by this? I don't know, I don't understand the long tail theory myself, so I can't answer that. I do know that Fox news has a huge following.
ReplyDeleteDoes Fox News have a huge following? Compared to what?
ReplyDeleteyah, the longtail effect obviously has a effect on the trend of cable news networks being more partisan. It is not prctical for them to try and attract a large audiance with a general point of view, because with so many different news sources to listen to, poeple are only going to want to listen to what they want to hear. If a cable network tries to have diverse progamming, people are simply going to turn it off when something they don't agree with comes on. There for it makes more sense to attract a specific audiance, who will reliably listen.
ReplyDeletemegan
In my opinion Fox along with many of the primary news companies are the equivalent to large cults. Unfortunaly Bill Orielly along with many other well known yet severely disliked reporters. I do feel however that it is a tough task to not voice your opinion as a reporter, because ones choice of words generally inform an audience of what that person actually feels in their speach.
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