http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/05/04/do-new-mediasocial-media-distort-political-reality/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/05/04/do-new-mediasocial-media-distort-political-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 Wed, 05 May 2010 05:30:41 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=3490#comment-4479 Great post as always, Jeff. Many of the textbook discussions of “infotainment” link it quickly to sex, violence, and plenty of CGI, but as you suggest, maybe one of the worst distractions — and one that sells well regardless of media — is simple craziness. It guarantees click-throughs, links, and plenty of watching, and it makes our blood boil with righteous indignation, but maybe a little more boring sanity in the reporting’d be nice.

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