CBS and CNN Could Be Making News Together 124
crimeandpunishment writes "More proof of the profound impact cable, the Internet, and other outlets have had on broadcast news organizations. CBS and CNN, who have danced around the idea of a partnership for years, may be ready to move forward. Both news organizations have a lot at stake. Broadcast network news has a gloomy financial outlook, and CNN's ratings need a jump-start."
CBS news = NNS (Score:3, Informative)
Funny 'cos CBS joined up with ABC and Fox News Channel to create the Network news Service in response to CNN over 20 years ago.
If this goes ahead the USA will have 1 big news service for TV news - maybe some sort of competition commission might block this?
Re:CBS news = NNS (Score:5, Informative)
If this goes ahead the USA will have 1 big news service for TV news
We already do. The only major TV news source that doesn't share a parent company with a U.S. movie studio [slashdot.org] is the Public Broadcasting Service.
Re:Agility (Score:3, Informative)
CBS cares.
Re:News (Score:5, Informative)
CNN does have real news, but for some reason it is limited to the international editions. CNN Europe, while nowhere near BBC World, it is an actual news network, and if you go to the CNN website you can choose between American and International version. Switching back and forth on the CNN website is an intersting eye-opener in what kind of stories they run, and which they ignore.
Re:Maybe if they just reported the damn news! (Score:4, Informative)
CNN/FOX going out of business due to low ratings is actually GOOD for US Democracy.
Fox News is not going out of business due to low ratings (or any other reason) currently. Fox News actually gets decent ratings and their ratings are steadily improving.
Re: UCk! (Score:5, Informative)
Click your remote a few times and you'll eventually hit upon MSNBC... they're about as liberal as they come.
As far as "deep investigations", well, why would these networks do any thorough investigating when the latest newsbyte comes from the next viewer email, complete with camphone video? Not saying it's right, just that seems to be the way everything is headed.
Re:CNN's ratings need a jump-start? (Score:3, Informative)
IT'S NOT YOUR FUCKING JOB TO SET THE AGENDA FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Ten media conglomerates own about 95% of the media in the USA and over 50% of the media in the world. CNN is owned by Time Warner, the world's second largest entertainment conglomerate.[1] These corporations have been telling Americans who they may vote for at least since the first media conglomerates were permitted to exist. IIRC this had to do with J.P. Morgan, but I'm short on citations right now. In any case, it is the media's job to set the agenda for the American people. They don't work for the people — they don't answer to them. People will buy that which is advertised to them. And they do.
[1] Time Warner. (2010, May 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:43, May 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_Warner&oldid=360506188 [wikipedia.org]
Re:Good luck to them (Score:3, Informative)
That's not to say CNN isn't a horrible network with way too much time spent on mindless drivel, but they are the best of the worst major cable news outlets.
It's sad, but one of the best places to get real news isn't even from any of the news outlets anymore....it's from the Daily Show.
Re:CNN sucks a big fat dick. Dont ruin 60 minutes! (Score:3, Informative)
If you really want to know what is going on in the US the best way is to login to BBC news website or get a subscription to BBCAmerican and watch your news there. ITN News is pretty good too and they have that hot Indian chic who is easy on the eyes.
Re:News (Score:3, Informative)