[Anti-Bubba182]

Murdock is right. Unlike other businesses, newspapers and MSM simply are not sensitive to the dignity of their readers. This is an old problem. The reason MSM thrived in the past is that they had no competition except others like themselves and people need information.

The people who get into Journalism typically are clueless liberal busybodies with the instincts of social workers and activist attorneys, but who don't want a regular association with the riffraff the later two must endure. Without doubt the typical editor is in favor of the fairness doctrine and internet control because it stifles competition to their benefit and they hope MSM will come back as THEY LIKE TO RUN IT.

[george76]

The condescension that many show their readers is an even bigger problem.

It takes no special genius to point out that if you are contemptuous of your customers, you are going to have a hard time getting them to buy your product.

Newspapers are no exception.”