To: ChinuSFO who wrote (125736 ) 10/30/2012 1:47:31 AM From: tejek Respond to CNN is becoming a screwball network like FOX. Why on earth did they decide to compete with FOX of all networks? Seattle Times is the dominate and only major paper. As with most newspapers, its had a rough 4 years. I only get it on weekends......and only because I think the papers can still play an important role in our society. I have a techie friend who was hired by the paper a year go to try and turn things around. The owner has been selling downtown properties to raise money for operating expenses. During the past 6 months, the paper had seemed to stabilize.Seattle Times rep trying to get me to take the paper weekly instead of just on weekends. I told her I did not like the direction the paper was taking and in fact, was planning to cancel. Her response: I don't blame you.......here's the number to cancel. Wow....was I surprised. That's how bad things have gotten.......their own employees are turning on them.Bottom line: I think CNN and the Seattle Times are examples of the tug of war going on between journalists and their corp masters. Inadvertently, Obama's presidency has shone considerable light on the split between the classes......and the rich are not liking it at all. Its why they hate him but are afraid to take him out and make a martyr of him. They are using every tactic ,including manipulating the media and spending millions, to stop the growing awareness of their disdain for the 47%. I think that's why we see CNN acting so strangely and the Seattle Times pulling a stunt that appears to fly in the face of its best interests.Hunger Games . We can't keep coming up with charismatic presidents who can counter the powerful voice the right commands in this country. Its just not humanly possible and statistically likely. Sorry to sound so dour on what I hope is the eve of Obama's re election........but that's the way I am seeing things.
