Conversation from "WowOWow"
05/02/2008
Marlo Thomas: The Media Steals Our Chances of a Fair Election
With: Joan Juliet Buck, Lily Tomlin, Marlo Thomas and Mary Wells
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JOAN: Does the deliberate dumbing down of the news have the same effect as censorship, by cutting the public off from information that we need to make our decisions?
MARY: I say this as an old advertising pro: The news is for sale. The news is just a factor, like entertainment. The ultimate person who is responsible for whether the news is good, bad or indifferent is the viewer, because if the news is not good, fewer and fewer people will watch it.
