Priorites that news stations/sites take....

[wetcat007]

http://www.cnn.com/ - Simpson: Casino incident overblown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - Sadr group quit Iraq ruling bloc

While NBC and Fox news both are covering Iraq war protesting.

I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson really belong there?

(these sites will probably change stories at some point so this will become inaccurate)

 

[HomerJS]

I would add missing white people.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: wetcat007


I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page?

They put whatever gives them the highest ratings, thus more advertising dollars.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: wetcat007


I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page?

They put whatever gives them the highest ratings, thus more advertising dollars.

Then why aren't they all covering OJ Simpson? I would guess unfortunately that would drive the most people to the site or whatever celebrity they could put up.. Well I can see why the BBC might not cover it but other than that if one story was highest in ad revenue you'd think they'd all cover it.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
http://www.cnn.com/ - Simpson: Casino incident overblown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - Sadr group quit Iraq ruling bloc

While NBC and Fox news both are covering Iraq war protesting.

I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson really belong there?

(these sites will probably change stories at some point so this will become inaccurate)

I assume there is an editor/producer that makes those decisions.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson really belong there?

They will put whatever brings in more viewers and, as a byproduct, more advertising money.

The BBC, on the other hand, does not depend on advertising as a primary source of income. They get money like this:
* £3,100.6 m licence fees collected from consumers.
* £620.0 m from BBC Commercial Businesses.
* £260.2 m from the World Service, of which £239.1 m is from grants (primarily funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office), £15.8 m from subscriptions, and £5.3 m from other sources.
* £24.2 m from other income, such as providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales.

The advertising brings in £150-£300 million.

This is why they can make (relatively) good news and awesome programs

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: wetcat007

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: wetcat007


I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page?

They put whatever gives them the highest ratings, thus more advertising dollars.

Then why aren't they all covering OJ Simpson? I would guess unfortunately that would drive the most people to the site or whatever celebrity they could put up.. Well I can see why the BBC might not cover it but other than that if one story was highest in ad revenue you'd think they'd all cover it.

If everyone covers exactly the same thing, then they all split the same viewers and nobody wins. Lets say that there are 20 million people that want to read about Simpson and 5 million that want to read about Iraq. If 5 places cover Simpson, and 1 covers Iraq, that 1 place wins. Sometimes there will be one big story that everyone can cover, and sometimes there will be smaller stories and the editor will try to choose the best story.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: wetcat007
I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson really belong there?

They will put whatever brings in more viewers and, as a byproduct, more advertising money.

The BBC, on the other hand, does not depend on advertising as a primary source of income. They get money like this:
* £3,100.6 m licence fees collected from consumers.
* £620.0 m from BBC Commercial Businesses.
* £260.2 m from the World Service, of which £239.1 m is from grants (primarily funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office), £15.8 m from subscriptions, and £5.3 m from other sources.
* £24.2 m from other income, such as providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales.

The advertising brings in £150-£300 million.

This is why they can make (relatively) good news and awesome programs

planet earth is effin AMAZING! i really wish i could get that over here inthe states... well, i sorta can

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

planet earth is effin AMAZING! i really wish i could get that over here inthe states... well, i sorta can

Err, yeah, it came out on disc or was otherwise previously downloadable thanks to hobbyist cappers and teh intartubes.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: wetcat007
I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson really belong there?

They will put whatever brings in more viewers and, as a byproduct, more advertising money.

The BBC, on the other hand, does not depend on advertising as a primary source of income. They get money like this:
* £3,100.6 m licence fees collected from consumers.
* £620.0 m from BBC Commercial Businesses.
* £260.2 m from the World Service, of which £239.1 m is from grants (primarily funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office), £15.8 m from subscriptions, and £5.3 m from other sources.
* £24.2 m from other income, such as providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales.

The advertising brings in £150-£300 million.

This is why they can make (relatively) good news and awesome programs

planet earth is effin AMAZING! i really wish i could get that over here inthe states... well, i sorta can

I wanna see it in HD!

 

[montypythizzle]

CNN doesn't like black people.

 

[FoBoT]

that is why i like drudgereport.com

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
This is why they can make (relatively) good news and awesome programs

Even BBC couldn't handle Planet Earth on its own, the series was co-produced with Discovery Channel and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) in association with the CBC. (from wiki)

They do make some amazing series though. :thumbsup:

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
CNN doesn't like black people.

no, no, you're confusing them with GW