CNN story about food prices

[mgeary]

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Originally posted by JWFITZ

...in what way does CNN and its advertisers profit by scaring people...

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CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and all other 24/7 news organizations have evolved to the point where, if they scare you, you'll tune back in to see how whatever they wanted to scare you with is developing. Any situation, whether it's hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq, nukes in Iran, or the cost of food in Hawaii, if they present it as dramatically as possible, as dire and Mr. Wolf-at-the-front-door as possible, then they'll get millions of viewers to tune back in to see how the situation is developing. Then they have ratings, which generate advertisers and revenues and...on and on the story goes.

Just my opinion.

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