As an ex-TV broadcast engineer I want to second Jim's impression of the=20
media. It takes a lot of money to keep a TV station (newspaper, radio=20
station) on the air. Both sponsers & direct donations depend on keeping=20
viewers viewing (read entertained). I particularly watch out for the=20
flashyness/entertainment in documentary, religious and talk shows. From=20
my side of the camera these appeared to follow the same rules as I Love Luc=
y.

Steven S. Coles
Seattle, Washington State, U.S.A.
<scoles at zebu.serv.net>


On Thu, 16 Nov 1995 JLRosso at aol.com wrote:

> Tweeters -=20
>=20
> I am
> chagrined that I bought in at all into what I heard on radio and TV. I sh=
ould
> have known better. (This from somebody who had announced earlier that it =
was
> dangerous to gather one=92s news from the newspapers.)=20
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> It is sobering to realize how easy it is to get fictions spread around as
> truth. The incident related by Kelly just isn=92t as sexy, as newsworthy =
as a
> story of absurd victimization by the government. I am impressed by the am=
ount
> of emotion this whole subject creates (Condoricide).=20
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> The good news is that despite the proliferation of lies and deceptions 48=
was
> soundly defeated. Gives one hope.=20
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> I shall continue asking questions but I will try very hard to withhold
> comments until I have found out what happened. (An amazing new precedent)=
I
> shall also continue thinking about the quality of information in this
> information age.=20
>=20
> Jim Rosso=20
> Issaquah
> 206-392-8440
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