The Coffee House

[smoke665]

The married life of a man and woman. Sorry, you gotta admit it's funny though.

 

[Gary A.]

@jcdeboever I find myself becoming more weary everyday of the media fascination with hatred. It seems like they are in a feeding frenzy. I have to turn it off.

In order to sell ads/generate revenue, the media gives the people what they want. Extremely competitive, and much of the electronic media is more commentary than news. The race to be first, to scoop the competition, the fear of the competition having the same story ... is cause to publish stories with questionable fact checking. Newspapers have always fed the electronic news with most of their stories ... but now with newspapers on the edge of extinction, combined with their own internet sites and their chummy-ish and close association with Tv media ... newspapers are also feeling that need-for-speed which to often is of greater importance than getting-the-story-straight. Accuracy declines as speed increases.

 

[Gary A.]

It's a cycle. The media gets fixated on something (demonstrations, plane over bookings, what-have-you) for about two weeks, then something new comes along.

I've also noticed they almost seem disappointed when bad things don't happen

Tragedy sells ... people want to see dead puppies rather than a happy pooch.

 

[smoke665]

The race to be first, to scoop the competition, the fear of the competition having the same story ... is cause to publish stories with questionable fact checking.

Going back several years to my newspaper years, I fear that the moral integrity of those doing the reporting is becoming questionable.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. A very interesting story on the front page of the LA Times of a WWII pilot who crashed in a remote area of China and was enslaved for 11 years by the local "Lolos" tribespeople.

 

[Gary A.]

The race to be first, to scoop the competition, the fear of the competition having the same story ... is cause to publish stories with questionable fact checking.

Going back several years to my newspaper years, I fear that the moral integrity of those doing the reporting is becoming questionable.

I think the integrity comes from the top ... the editors responding to the competition for speed ... and ... possibly more importantly, responding to their corporate accountants demanding a 30% return. The investor based/non-journalistic corporate board of directors will keep those who will run a company based upon profits not upon accuracy.

Which is good for shareholders, news media's survival but hell on accurate reporting.

 

[JonA_CT]

T-minus 15 hours 17 minutes.

 

[smoke665]

think the integrity comes from the top

Hate to disagree with you but integrity comes from within the individual.

 

[Gary A.]

think the integrity comes from the top

Hate to disagree with you but integrity comes from within the individual.

Yes it does, but the average reporter(s) with integrity, who doesn't like their stories published before being properly vetted, will quit ... repeatedly ... until a replacement is found with the integrity which matches the corporate line of profits over accuracy. There is always somebody who's job is more important to them than integrity.

 

[Gary A.]

T-minus 15 hours 17 minutes.

For the newest Jonathan or the eclipse or both?

 

[vintagesnaps]

Now they're saying possibly some clouds tomorrow, which I'm beginning to think wouldn't be the worst thing the way this is being hyped. I hope people don't end up with permanent vision loss over this.

I think we're in about the 80% coverage area so I'll be curious to see how dark it gets, but I figure it'll just be like a day with thunderstorms coming in or something.

Buzz Aldrin tweeted something about he's seen this every time he went around the earth or some such thing - talk about been there, done that! lol

 

[Gary A.]

Gary is in the patio, drinking tea, (finished the coffee), and reading the sports section. Granderson for Peterson, (back to the minors), the Dodgers are working the details. According to the LA Times "... The departure strung, Granderson explained. 'The destination do not.'" Gonzales is back and healthy, Ryu tosses a shut-out ... the Tigers are kitty cats.

 

[jcdeboever]

Gary is in the patio, drinking tea, (finished the coffee), and reading the sports section. Granderson for Peterson, (back to the minors), the Dodgers are working the details. According to the LA Times "... The departure strung, Granderson explained. 'The destination do not.'" Gonzales is back and healthy, Ryu tosses a shut-out ... the Tigers are kitty cats.

Granderson will be very valuable for the stretch run. He probably will retire after this season. He is going to do important things after baseball. He would make a great U.S. President.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary is in the patio, drinking tea, (finished the coffee), and reading the sports section. Granderson for Peterson, (back to the minors), the Dodgers are working the details. According to the LA Times "... The departure strung, Granderson explained. 'The destination do not.'" Gonzales is back and healthy, Ryu tosses a shut-out ... the Tigers are kitty cats.

Granderson will be very valuable for the stretch run. He probably will retire after this season. He is going to do important things after baseball. He would make a great U.S. President.

LOL ... I just want him to hit 320 and keep Puig in line.

 

[Gary A.]

@JC: Another Tri-Tip is in the smoker and a salmon is marinading away in the fridge. This is gonna be tasty.