The monster that ate entertainment

CNN by Todd Leopold | Dec. 29, 2007 (Entertainment)

The news media, he observed [Stephen King], is being overwhelmed by entertainment gossip. "[I told 'Nightline,'] 'You guys are just covering -- what do they call it -- the scream of the peacock, and you're missing the whole fox hunt.' Like waterboarding [or] where all the money went that we poured into Iraq. It just seems to disappear. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Ferris Kawar - Dec 29, 2007 - 2:07 PM PST
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 by Ferris Kawar - Dec. 29, 2007

This story is the first bit of self-criticism I have seen the major networks make of themselves. The true test will be if CNN follows up on this story every day for the next two months as if it were another celebrity melt down. Ironically the Quick Vote of the day asked "Do you crave celebrity gossip?" 91% of respondents replied NO.

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