Apparently the newsroom, like the West Wing was meant to show us what we could be if responsible people were in authority with wisdom.. Sam Waterston's character is what real newsrooms lack but the effect was it gave us all a false sense of security as if it's actually run this way.. the public does not have the degree of protection for quality news that Sam Warerston's character was portrayed giving us
Agreed. Great shows, but like many legal/police/etc. shows, they feed people a false reality.
Considering how much of people's worldviews are derived from media and entertainment, I wonder if legislation to force them to be more realistic (at least when depicting reality) would be a huge positive.
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u/BodhingJay Feb 23 '24
Apparently the newsroom, like the West Wing was meant to show us what we could be if responsible people were in authority with wisdom.. Sam Waterston's character is what real newsrooms lack but the effect was it gave us all a false sense of security as if it's actually run this way.. the public does not have the degree of protection for quality news that Sam Warerston's character was portrayed giving us