News Story d’jour: The Attention Deficit 24/7 News Cycle
TSA groping: the 24-hour news cycle story d'jour
The 24/7 news cycle is great for insomniacs, but is it fostering a climate of attention deficit news disorder? The Political Commentator has some thoughts.
November 29, 2010
The Political Commentator
Danger of a twenty-four hour news cycle: Tailor made for the attention span of the American public
TSA groping, the 24-hour news cycle story d’jour
The availability of news 24 hours a day is great for those of us who for one reason or another have trouble sleeping through the night. Years ago, and I mean years ago, the only option was to watch the test pattern that television stations used after signing-off for the night. That is certainly not the case today.
The problem with this never ending need to capture the attention of the American public is that in order to compel viewers to watch, the only story that matters is the story of the day. The news story d’jourif you will. This news model works incredibly well because it plays directly into the miniscule attention span of the American public. The mentality of “I want it and I want it now!”
The problem with this way of thinking is that it develops complacency…
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