Should News Casters Be Allowed To Voice Their Own Opinions?

United States
January 24, 2007 8:53am CST
Reporting the news used to be an art form. Reporters were renowned for their bravery in getting the scoop on something regardless of the peril or for the class they showed on the small screen. They would be given their sheets and they would read the facts, just the facts. The news these days has become both a popularity contest as well as a spin tool. First they tried getting actractive female news anchors but that fad soon ended and now all they do is voice opinions. You get like five seconds of facts and twenty minutes of opinion. Guests that come onto shows get berated for expressing their views and then don't even get a chance to lay out the facts. Its now a bully system on the news. I head yesterday the Democratic party wants to revert the news back to the old way of getting the news out. An alloted amount of time for each piece and then thats it. Republicans can't argue with that since it neither serves them or the Democrats. I'm all for it. What do you think?
2 responses
• United States
25 Jan 07
Is that the Fairness Doctrine that you're referring to? That's what they used to have until the 1980s when Ronald Reagan did away with it. Yes, I think there should be equal time, or an allotted amount of time, for each piece. Some of these "news" programs are too obvious in their opinions.
• United States
25 Jan 07
I have no idea what exactly its called. I caught the tail end of the report on the news one night. You'll have to forgive me I am not prone to watching the news these days unless its the local channel news. You hit the nail on the head.
• United States
27 Jan 07
No. News Casters should at all times remain nuetral and report the issues and news.