Subj : Re: ChristNet HUB BBS
To   : Ward Dossche
From : John Dovey
Date : Mon Dec 06 2021 18:40:34

Glad to see you, Ward!

 WD> John,
 WD>  
JD>> LOL.. I know all about Cronkite.
 WD>  
 WD> Fine, but were you able to 'experience' him ?
 WD>  
JD>> The fact is that the bug media IS all about entertainment and always has
JD>> been. The 10% (maybe) factual content is wrapped in narrative. SO the two
JD>> issues are 1. Choosing WHAT to show and 2. Choosing how to
JD>> frame/contextualise it.
 WD>  
 WD> You probably are only aware about the crap North American commercial media.
 WD>  
 WD> Try the BBC sometimes ... the real BBC ... they're not 'selling' ...
 WD>  
 WD>  \%/@rd

WD> Fine, but were you able to 'experience' him ?
I was born in 1966... 

WD>You probably are only aware about the crap North American commercial media.
Of the 42 odd countries I have lived or worked in around the world in the last 35  years, I have spent a sum total of 11 days in the USA.. I am more than peripherally aware of the craziness of media around the world.

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