The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Thompson describes the TV business as cruel and shallow, where journalism suffers and unethical people thrive.
- In plain terms
- TV is seen as a harmful industry that hurts real journalism and helps bad actors.
- What can you take from it?
- Commercial media can prioritize profit over ethical journalism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does profit affect news?
- Is journalism ethical today?
Another view
The description is a broad generalization about an entire industry.
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