Have The Cable News Shows Become Just A Platform For Promoting And Selling Books?.....

[global1]

Is this just my cynical attitude of these cable news shows and the talking heads that they employ?

Most every time I tune into cable news - some talking head or show host is promoting their new book. We get little tidbits of salacious info - that are meant to draw one in to purchasing the book to get the so-called - whole story.

Instead of journalists providing us with the news when it actually happens - so action can be taken when it is timely - they seem to be saving the juicy tidbits for their book that they are writing and will be promoting - when the story is old news. It's these juicy tidbits that sell their books. Their publishers like this. Their pocketbooks also like it.

We then wind up finding out - the so-called - real story - after the fact - when the crucial time period for some action to be taken has past.

I long for the days when news was news and journalists did their jobs and really put the fire to the feet of those that make the news and break the laws.

I long for the days of Woodward and Bernstein. Where are our Walter Cronkite's?

[PatSeg]

1. Yes, there is far too much hype and promoting in today's news

There certainly is a place for promoting books, but they present it like it IS news.

[VarryOn]

2. I'm increasingly unsatisfied by the cable news shows...

I’m definitely watching them less. I’m weary of the arguing and spin. I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve gone back to watching the 5:30 ABC Nightly News.

Of course, I always watch 60 Minutes.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Seems to be a huge slice of their content, TBS...nt

[Paladin]

4. Not so much at MSNBC, ever since they canned Chris Matthews.

Matthews' flogging of his unending stream of books was a major feature of his show. MSNBC is far from perfect now, but it's a damn sight better without Tweety's presence.

[Poiuyt]

5. It's been that way for a long time

People used to go on the Johnny Carson show to hawk their books and upcoming appearances too.

[cilla4progress]

6. Listening to Rothkopf's Deep State Radio podcast this a.m. -

Kavina Patel, Mary Trump, Norm Ornstein: scathing indictment of PRESS CORPS.

Worth a listen.

[DickKessler]

7. Way too much hype in general on cable news.