What makes media homogenization so dangerous?
I don’t know about dangerous, but it is definitely annoying. The same story being covered by 17 different news channels. Sure you will get different perspectives based on the left/right bias of the channels … but do we really need fleets of helicopters and armies of reporters standing around giving up live “reports” of a situation? Everything is BREAKING NEWS now, that really annoys me. Usually it is nothing amazing or groundbreaking (a car chase, a political conference, or some kid they can’t find), and most of the time there is nothing to report. The newsman will give you a play-by-play of something live … something that doesn’t require a reporter — only a camerman. And then there is the obligatory “stay here for live updates” ARGH The media takes itself too seriously and in order to keep the facade of their own relevance, they believe EVERYTHING must be reported and commented on (Britney Spears, Anna Nicole Smith, the latest tribe of kids some celebrity has adopted). Turn the T
