It's painfully noticeable, and has been for years... news coverage is treated as an extension of the entertainment industry: both are fueled by advertising and delivered (primarily) via television, but that doesn't mean that the content should be the same. People can say what they want about user-generated news content (some of which is valid), but I'd rather read a few typos and swear words than see repetitive coverage of one easily-chewed story at the expense of a planetful of useful stuff.
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at 17:23 on March 27th, 2008
It's painfully noticeable, and has been for years... news coverage is treated as an extension of the entertainment industry: both are fueled by advertising and delivered (primarily) via television, but that doesn't mean that the content should be the same. People can say what they want about user-generated news content (some of which is valid), but I'd rather read a few typos and swear words than see repetitive coverage of one easily-chewed story at the expense of a planetful of useful stuff.