Slow news day? Seems like it.
This morning I clicked onto the Journal Times' website. I was somewhat bemused to see the lead story, center photo lead headline and everything. It went something like this:
Have you ever noticed that at lunchtime the large-screen TVs in the Downtown Johnson Building are always tuned to Fox News?The building has a spot for lunch open to the public each day, across the street from Monument Square. People buy their lunch, sit down in a foyer area, and enjoy Fox News. CNN and MSNBC present themselves as objective while Fox News presents itself as "Fair and Balanced" with a wink. It's clearly tilted to the right.Whatever you may think about that, the formula works. Fox News routinely destroys CNN and MSNBC in the ratings. Maybe that's why the Johnson Building is all-Fox all the time. Or maybe there's some other reason ...
Of all the things going on in the world Fox News being on in the common area of a private business got the shackles at the Journal Times raised. Is this news? Let's see just what The Journal Times passed on to report this great social injustice.
A small sampling I realize, but there would seem to be plenty to talk about today. In the comments section of this incredibly important new expose' we find this:
As the electronic communications officer for Johnson Bank, I am delighted that the Journal Times has taken notice of our plasma screens in the Johnson Building. I'd like to point out that, while we primarily keep the Fox News Channel on, we also do occasionally turn the channel to local sports games and to other news outlets that may be featuring our organization. Sometimes, we even turn on the Disney Channel - such as during "Bring your Child to Work Day." In addition to showing the news on the two lower screens, we also use the top two screens to publicize local and downtown Racine events.
Keeping the Fox News Channel on is not a political statement by our organization. This channel is on primarily because it is the most requested news channel by our associates. As a Workplace of Choice, it's important that we keep our associates feedback and ideas in mind as we leverage these types of technologies.
Best regards,
Aleisha Djuricic, Electronic Communications Officer, Johnson Financial Group
What a startling relevation, the most requested news channel by your associates. Well stop the presses. Something must be wrong with those people.
The amazing thing, by mid day, the sets had been changed to TV Land, and The Journal Times wanted Fox News back!
Fox News was up on the TV screens this morning on the main floor of the Johnson Building. Fox News has always been on the TVs there, at least every time we were there.But, suddenly, perhaps because of the below Internet post, the channel has been changed. A lunchtime check found the televisions tuned to TV Land.TV Land??? Is that really necessary? Perhaps somebody at Johnson is trying to punish us for our innocent observation and meaningless banter, subjecting us to the Andy Griffith Show, Leave it to Beaver, and Highway to Heaven.Oh, Heaven help us and, please, bring back Fox News ...
And this my friends is what passes for front page news in the Racine Journal Times, web edition anyway.
There is an interesting dynamic here. While the Journal Times has a great website and a very progressive and active web forum (heck they even let me write articles for it). Sometimes they forget they are a newspaper and have the awful stigma of journalistic credibility to them. This would apparently be one of those times.
I am so grateful I can just be a snooty know it all blogger.
I wonder what's on in the lobby at the Sheraton? Maybe I should write a letter.
Have you ever noticed that at lunchtime the large-screen TVs in the Downtown Johnson Building are always tuned to Fox News?The building has a spot for lunch open to the public each day, across the street from Monument Square. People buy their lunch, sit down in a foyer area, and enjoy Fox News. CNN and MSNBC present themselves as objective while Fox News presents itself as "Fair and Balanced" with a wink. It's clearly tilted to the right.Whatever you may think about that, the formula works. Fox News routinely destroys CNN and MSNBC in the ratings. Maybe that's why the Johnson Building is all-Fox all the time. Or maybe there's some other reason ...
Of all the things going on in the world Fox News being on in the common area of a private business got the shackles at the Journal Times raised. Is this news? Let's see just what The Journal Times passed on to report this great social injustice.
- Kathleen Falk announces run for Attorney General against someone in her own party. Nah nothing juicy there.
- Bush says "We do not torture", nah they talk about that all the time.
- The Milwaukee paper refuses to come off its Thomas comments. Prime complain about talk radio stuff? Pass.
- France is burning? Too complicated.
- Lakeland press story about Doyle fracturing the truth on gaming agreements? Nope, someone else broke it could not cover that.
- Big elections turning nasty, vote tomorrow? Not in Racine, don't care.
A small sampling I realize, but there would seem to be plenty to talk about today. In the comments section of this incredibly important new expose' we find this:
As the electronic communications officer for Johnson Bank, I am delighted that the Journal Times has taken notice of our plasma screens in the Johnson Building. I'd like to point out that, while we primarily keep the Fox News Channel on, we also do occasionally turn the channel to local sports games and to other news outlets that may be featuring our organization. Sometimes, we even turn on the Disney Channel - such as during "Bring your Child to Work Day." In addition to showing the news on the two lower screens, we also use the top two screens to publicize local and downtown Racine events.
Keeping the Fox News Channel on is not a political statement by our organization. This channel is on primarily because it is the most requested news channel by our associates. As a Workplace of Choice, it's important that we keep our associates feedback and ideas in mind as we leverage these types of technologies.
Best regards,
Aleisha Djuricic, Electronic Communications Officer, Johnson Financial Group
What a startling relevation, the most requested news channel by your associates. Well stop the presses. Something must be wrong with those people.
The amazing thing, by mid day, the sets had been changed to TV Land, and The Journal Times wanted Fox News back!
Fox News was up on the TV screens this morning on the main floor of the Johnson Building. Fox News has always been on the TVs there, at least every time we were there.But, suddenly, perhaps because of the below Internet post, the channel has been changed. A lunchtime check found the televisions tuned to TV Land.TV Land??? Is that really necessary? Perhaps somebody at Johnson is trying to punish us for our innocent observation and meaningless banter, subjecting us to the Andy Griffith Show, Leave it to Beaver, and Highway to Heaven.Oh, Heaven help us and, please, bring back Fox News ...
And this my friends is what passes for front page news in the Racine Journal Times, web edition anyway.
There is an interesting dynamic here. While the Journal Times has a great website and a very progressive and active web forum (heck they even let me write articles for it). Sometimes they forget they are a newspaper and have the awful stigma of journalistic credibility to them. This would apparently be one of those times.
I am so grateful I can just be a snooty know it all blogger.
I wonder what's on in the lobby at the Sheraton? Maybe I should write a letter.
posted by realdebate @ 11:47 PM
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