TV, Newspaper, & Obama in Seven Sentences

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I read two articles today that I thought were interesting and telling about the state of our society.  In the first article, Alec Baldwin detailed his time as an advocate of the New York Times to straying away from the newspaper to back to reading said paper.  In another article, it was revealed (as if it was a secret) that our 44th president watches, what seems to be, too much TV (in another article from the same website I found out that B. Obama loves beer – Cheers).

From The Huffington Post.com:

…In the Times recently was good reporting about the poor documentation of the deaths of deportation detainees by various state and federal agencies. Another article recently captured the abyss of disputed workmen’s compensation cases and the endless troubles that greet those who fall into it. I don’t see that on MSNBC. Frankly, I don’t see that on TV at all.

From the Politico.com

Jon Stewart’s smackdown of CNBC’s Jim Cramer? Obama was eager to see it. But when it comes to the real news, and not the fake kind, Obama takes a pass €” rarely ever tuning into 24-hour cable chatter or replays of his own performances.

What I ascertain from these articles (b/c I seem to have a knack for seeing relevance and trends where none exist) is that TV and Newspapers are both important, but how what we get from both should be distinct.  The difference between the news on TV and the news in a newspaper, as Alec Baldwin opines, is that TV news has a time limit and ratings to worry about while the newspaper doesn’t.  Thus, the newspaper (whether online or not) will always be relevant b/c it provides the nut and bolts not just an overview.  If President Obama (not just “Obama”, you ingrates), doesn’t watch the news on TV then you probably shouldn’t either unless it’s Stewart or O’Reilly, what…sorry.

food for thought, udothedishes…