tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post2486818256393732271..comments2024-03-19T04:56:17.755-04:00Comments on the daily howler: What happens when people like Anderson Cooper are forced to take second jobs!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48691247070568182002011-11-22T16:49:24.037-05:002011-11-22T16:49:24.037-05:00Anonymous is right in saying that most anchor type...Anonymous is right in saying that most anchor types ask questions of both reporters and guests that they know the answer to. But in this case, I don't think that's what was going on. The tell, "Do you know?"gyrfalconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72351187913617339572011-11-22T13:40:28.570-05:002011-11-22T13:40:28.570-05:00Cooper's trying to become the Ryan Seacrest of...Cooper's trying to become the Ryan Seacrest of the noozbiz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39199188900467351772011-11-22T08:32:40.742-05:002011-11-22T08:32:40.742-05:00Not to defend Cooper, but most newscasters ask que...Not to defend Cooper, but most newscasters ask questions of other newscasters already knowing the answer. It is part of the script. Cooper was not digging for additional information but asking anything relevant or important that the reporter might not know the answer to. The problem with reporters is that because they report on lots of stuff, they think they know about lots of stuff. They don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-37588831243188753142011-11-21T19:29:12.556-05:002011-11-21T19:29:12.556-05:00It's great news that the media is sliding into...It's great news that the media is sliding into trivia. When you're too dumb to talk, it's better to babble. If they talk about something important, they screw it up and make people dumber. If they talk about nothing, maybe people will find something else to do.steevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620735494191381865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78926615181119098902011-11-21T11:39:12.775-05:002011-11-21T11:39:12.775-05:00Welcome to the 21st Century media world where we a...Welcome to the 21st Century media world where we are encouraged to relate to a bunch of rich jerks as if they are our neighbors putting up a shingle to earn some extra income on the weekends. <br /><br />Cooper is just like me! He's interested in current events and promoting his brand and maybe incubating a couple of ventures. I've read Malcom Gladwell and watched the invention show--it's only a matter of time before I get rich like Anderson.<br /><br />The next step, a la Oprah, will be for him to start issuing his own branded products and magazines. He can be on every cover and can beguile us with stories about how he came up with marketing strategies while sitting on the crapper.<br /><br />Btw, I think I've discovered a new rule of nature. The more money a journalist earns, the more lies he tells. About the only sources I'm able to trust are small guys on the web.Walter Wit Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-63276153293819357982011-11-21T11:24:06.747-05:002011-11-21T11:24:06.747-05:00I've often wondered how these talking heads wh...I've often wondered how these talking heads who have both radio and tv shows or have a show and make appearances on other shows when they're off or use their down time to write a book have time to, you know, reflect on how the news of the day fits the bigger picture.<br /><br />The answer is nobody can be that busy and still have time to assimilate facts.<br /><br />They rely on their producers, like the guy who originally hired Herman Cain for talk radio said, to fill up their ear with the next talking point.<br /><br />Is this conducive to accurately informing their viewers?<br /><br />Probably not.The Real Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com