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Originally Posted by Jens
I don't know, did it have all that much to do with it even long ago? "Yellow journalism" and "muckraking" are both old terms.
And I guess ego has something to do with it, but it can't be all of it. Lots of people have big egos. A nice face, good voice, composure are all important. Kind of like what makes a good president in the TV age.
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In the U.S., it did seem for a brief time that TV news reporters (if not the news business in general) at least seemed like they were trying for journalistic integrity and/or objectivity. Those days are long past.
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A nice face, good voice, composure are all important.
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As for appearance, newsreaders used to be chosen for their percieved journalistic cred, their avuncular and trustworty-looking appearance (trustyness?) and deep voices. Now they're talking heads chosen in the same way as any TV celebrity commodity. Just a shift in priorities, no deeper thatn before
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Kind of like what makes a good president in the TV age.
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No, no, a thousand times no. That's what makes an
electable president. What makes a
good president has never changed-- good leadership, period.