tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4448406548547047029..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: The write stuffMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-55878686964524734992017-07-28T15:54:46.949-04:002017-07-28T15:54:46.949-04:00I much prefer reading an article over watching a v...I much prefer reading an article over watching a video, but it's getting harder and harder to find long form writing. Thank you for keeping it alive in your corner of the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-20587777094939696192017-07-27T18:35:04.305-04:002017-07-27T18:35:04.305-04:00I tend to wonder more about the flip side of the q...I tend to wonder more about the flip side of the question: how much of the problem is due to "experts" following instead of leading? That is, do people really insist on a sound bite world, or do they put up with it because that's all they're given in an environment where the media are driven by copycat-itis? Somebody says, "You must do this in order to be successful," everybody starts doing that, and the experts say, "See? You have to do that in order to be successful." Then, having convinced themselves that's what people want, they shorten the sound bites even further and shout even louder, and nobody will go out on a limb and try it another way. But if one pays attention to channels like, for example, TCM, one notices how many younger fans have become part of the audience--which is why it is so absurd that TCM has been so clueless about the internet. TCM is a perfect example of the condundrum: is it that younger people won't sit still for classic movies in black and white, or is it that TCM isn't available for them to experience on their preferred platform as cord-cutting becomes increasingly common? I think more than half the problem in every medium is that the so-called experts and pundits don't have a clue what they're doing, but they certainly have made mistaken assumptions about audience behavior instead of really absorbing the messages audiences are sending.Sherinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-17614906881082575762017-07-27T11:43:47.059-04:002017-07-27T11:43:47.059-04:00Your article is thought-provoking to me as well be...Your article is thought-provoking to me as well because it confirms some fears I have that we are becoming a less literate society. We want everything given to us in neat "sound bites". The problem is you can't hope to analyze and deal with a problem or issue with just scraps of information. You need to view the whole picture. <br /><br />I appreciate nostalgic videos which allow me to view the past and see the television of my youth. But, we need to also return to - if we ever truly had it - a view of current issues and problems that allows us to see a complete picture. Not just bits and pieces.<br /><br />George EversonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-92106521560323902152017-07-26T20:08:10.040-04:002017-07-26T20:08:10.040-04:00Very thought-provoking! Personally, I ignore video...Very thought-provoking! Personally, I ignore videos on web sites and most podcasts because I don't have time to watch them. I can gather the same info through reading so much quicker. It's also easier to start and stop what I'm reading vs. trying to find where I stopped the video.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com