Long adrift, ABC News now sinks (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert)

LA Times ^ | May 22, 2006 | Matea Gold

[goldstategop]

My father used to watch the evening news. He's gone onto eternal life now. As it is, the networks are faced with the fact their demographic keeps shrinking each year by simple attrition and not only can't they stem it, they can't make themselves relevant to what younger viewers want. They're stuck between a rock and a hard place.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[RexBeach]

I remember the Camel News Caravan with John Cameron Swayze. 15 minutes long, he memorized his script and there were Camel cig logos all over the set. Now THAT was entertainment! - and some news.

[Huck]

I didnt know that Woodruff guy was the anchor of ABC nightly news. I thought he was a reporter.

[Grampa Dave]

"We, then watched commercials for denture cream, a Lark Scooter, and Medicare part D in succession."

Two out the above three, makes the target audience 65 years at least.

[OldFriend]

Very impressed with your response. Nice to know that there are honest posters who don't just hit and run when there's been a mistake.

Proud of you! Jan

[Grampa Dave]

If I make a mistake, posted something that was wrong, like I did, and someone catches it and freepmails or posts the reality like Miss Marple did, I have no problem to:

1. To ask the mods to remove my reply and let them know why.

2. Then admit, I made a mistake.

Jan thanks for the kind words.

[GaltMeister]

Two out the above three, makes the target audience 65 years at least.

Any commercial with Wilford Brimley fills the bill too.

[Grampa Dave]

Yep! Good old Wilford. At least he is not obnoxious like so many of those who do commercials for those of us over the age of 65.

[Republican Wildcat]

"I get my testing supplies delivered right to my door from Liberty Medical."

[Miss Marple]

He was slotted to be co-host with Elizabeth Vargas, and was wrapping up a special report from Iraq (before starting in as anchor) when he was injured.

[PGalt]

BTTT

[Milhous]

As it is, the networks are faced with the fact their demographic keeps shrinking each year by simple attrition and not only can't they stem it, they can't make themselves relevant to what younger viewers want.

Life After Television

TV ignores the reality that people are not inherently couch potatoes; given a chance, they talk back and interact. People have little in common except their prurient interests and morbid fears and anxieties. Necessarily aiming its fare at this lowest-common-denominator target, television gets worse and worse every year.

[norwaypinesavage]

I have an easy fix for them: Find some old liberal dinosaur, and pay him $20 million per year. It works every time, doesn't it?