tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post4964250047061694848..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: My RantSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-65000555661884791272015-10-27T14:18:16.358-05:002015-10-27T14:18:16.358-05:00`
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I agree with Dana...Very interesting post, Dave.<br /><br />I agree with Dana's point about the cost of actual reporting compared with the less expensive opinion and celeb reporting.<br /><br />But it also goes way beyond cost cutting. Political reporting used to be divided into two categories: the serious stories about public policy, and the "horserace" stories that treated politics as a sporting Sean Chercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-69718609101927455422009-10-06T08:03:13.764-05:002009-10-06T08:03:13.764-05:00The traditional main stream media appear to have d...The traditional main stream media appear to have decided to save money by competing on the preferred field of their competitors: opinion and celebrity news. Actual reporting is expensive, most people don't read it, and half of those who do don't understand it, so why bother. They fail to see they are sowing the seeds of their own demise by trying to compete with blogs and cable news in Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com