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Your Opinion Counts At CNN — But Should It?

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-no-no-no-no dept.

theodp writes "Some people love how CNN employs Twitter to engage its audience. Not Steve Dahl. 'I am not interested in the take of @stinky on the Fort Hood shootings or any other current events,' complains Dahl of the access the media gives to Internet know-it-alls. 'I am watching CNN because I expect them to gather the news, not act as a clearinghouse for any bonehead with a computer, a cable modem and a half-baked opinion.'"

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  1. No it should not matter. by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Informative

    I agree. News in America is dead. It turned into entertainment a long time ago. It isn't so much about news anymore as it is about yellow journalism or picking a station that validate one's political views. I stopped watching American news when I discovered BBC news.

    I would say that Edward R Murrow is rolling in his grave, but he was cremated.