It’s a fact, the television business is out to make money… every business is. But at what cost? I understand that entertainment news can generate more viewer-ship, but I feel that CNN should not even bother tinkering with such frivolity. CNN used to be the channel my family and I would turn to for the latest, ground-breaking, usually bi-partisan, journalistic current events... But now, all I see is this:
They poke fun at celebrities with this segment, sarcastically targeting the mishaps of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian and Heidi Montag... But this segment only made CNN look immature and desperate for quick viewers. They threw away years of hard earned journalistic credibility for a few moments of entertainment limelight. CNN should understand that their viewers expect a level of professionalism when they watch this network. Insinuating gossip and trash talking coming from the mouths of respectable news reporters is very pathetic.
CNN has essentially added “advertising” elements to their broadcasts to increase viewer numbers and profits by reporting on entertainment issues and focusing on gossip when they should concentrate on more critical topics... Full time. The direction of reporting news has been skewed and needs to return back to its core foundations.
Jeffrey Bewkes... when are you going to focus more on the issues at hand instead of the money in your hands?
