I have worked for newspapers, and I know what goes...

2007-05-24T09:38:00.000-07:00

I have worked for newspapers, and I know what goes inside. When there is a small paper, ANYTHING coming to them is gold, why? because there isn't enough money to pay for good reporters. They have hardly news from their own, so a *well* (sneaky) elaborated PR from a recognized brad/company that has an small amount of info will most likely be published. Any press release from a direct source is welcomed. And if editorial is weak, it will happen like the article you read- no facts and actual empty news. Editors get mad many times because they know their reputation is in jeopardy (well, the ones who care and eventually leave media outlets with no editorial content, I mean, the ethical/professional ones).
Those are plain infomartial. You can negotiate with the sales associate to do a couple of infomartials in the *content* of the paper. You will eventually see the ad. In small papers like that the editorial does not have control of it. The newspapers need the money to survive, so yes, they do whatever money makes them to do. If we were communists the manipulation of the news would come from the government. Since we are capitalists the manipulation comes mostly from big corporations (then the government and back and forth). Either way news is manipulated.Whatever the income of the newspaper is coming from, we read their side of their stories. Interpretation of a source, well, it is individual after all. The good thing you have an amazing research talent and knowledge that they can hardly fool you. You not only read a single source but many news outlets. You are able to see the wider scope of things- that is one of your many talents sweetheart ;-)

However seeing if from the other side- if you were the owner of the newspaper and an advertiser will actually pay you 3 months worth of your expenses, what would you do? If you say no, no and no, the doors (income) might be closed, so your newspaper (see, the money issue). Trying to reach a mid point between editorial content and sales is what newspapers have to deal every day even more now that the newspaper industry is declining. As long as the head of businesses & government does not put an example (about what is ethical/ socially responsible), the mass will tend to stuck up.

You talk about pollution, and you do things to contribute to slow down pollution (other things equal). And I proud of you for being different and talking action. But again in a bigger scope, as long as the presidents/prime ministers/world leaders do not lead by example (riding a bike, running, sharing rides,improving public transportation, etc) by showing social careness for the mass(the followers), It will do very little to change the way of living. Climate change appears not to be much of a concern for now. It makes a great news though. Allowing to build houses far away, creating more roads, less bike/walk paths,etc. the result is that Mother Nature is getting moody...would it be worthy a environmental revolution?

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