tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post7106222482546560165..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Open Forum: Does the Media Ignore Us?Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-31481015843499001442008-06-30T15:13:00.000-04:002008-06-30T15:13:00.000-04:00libhom and diane - i agree that its corporate run ...libhom and diane - i agree that its corporate run and unless there is a shock element they wont cover the story. its all about ratings.<BR/><BR/>thalassa im glad to hear that your experience was different. i kept flipping between cnn, fox, and msnbc and found very little to no coverage. but im glad you saw cnn covering it.Queers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-2722370156238750772008-06-30T12:57:00.000-04:002008-06-30T12:57:00.000-04:00i was teaching a class the day the california marr...i was teaching a class the day the california marriages were first performed. i walked past the student lounge a number of times during the day, and it seemed that every time i did CNN was covering the weddings. i know that's a small sample size, but it was a dominant theme for my viewing for that day.Thalassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082743557723235940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-91495086771677815812008-06-29T03:45:00.000-04:002008-06-29T03:45:00.000-04:00I agree with libhom and to answer your ?---media i...I agree with libhom and to answer your ?---media ignores us unless there is a shock element.Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-50778143505184068202008-06-28T20:40:00.000-04:002008-06-28T20:40:00.000-04:00The corporate media have rightist biases on all is...The corporate media have rightist biases on all issues. Queer issues are no different.<BR/><BR/>Corporations benefit by prejudice because it keeps middle class and poor people so busy fighting each other that they don't have time or energy to fight back against corporations and their wealthy owners.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.com