Yeah, TWC announced they'd be dropping it like seconds after the sale went through. Unfortunately, Time Warner is like a third of the market. It's a fairly big deal.dyre said:
David Jaffe Lashes Out at CNN Anchor
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Here's a video I found that actually talks about the reason why news media keeps coming down hard on gamers: http://youtu.be/5uwAo8lcAC4
For those who don't want to take the time to watch it, here's the gist of it: The news networks are owned by movie and TV corporations, which consider video games to be competition. They are targeting video games in an effort to stigmatize their competition and pressure people into demanding legislature that will cripple the industry.
There are other good points in the video, but that's the main one that we ought to be realizing.
For those who don't want to take the time to watch it, here's the gist of it: The news networks are owned by movie and TV corporations, which consider video games to be competition. They are targeting video games in an effort to stigmatize their competition and pressure people into demanding legislature that will cripple the industry.
There are other good points in the video, but that's the main one that we ought to be realizing.
My statement is this: I don't subscribe to TV anchors who seem to have the need to interject their personal "expert" opinion usually way out of context and way out of line for their station.Zachary Amaranth said:
I don't trust those people in the mainstream media attempt to do the same sensationalist attention grabbing horseshit. Anchors to "on-site" reporters are for the most part guilty. These days it seems to be that we need a tragedy to fire us up.
My biggest issue right now is that people latch on to a tragedy to exploit it to get their agendas pushed through. The video age "debate" on that CNN thing was just ridiculous.
They don't make good journalists. I feel like a lot of these journalists are left wing but I feel as a reporter you are supposedd
My blood is boiling... Did anyone get experience points for killing a prostitute in GTA? The only thing I got was a star and 4 police cruisers chasing me...
Wow did they actually stuff 3 gun ads into their "news" segment, that is just amazing, also not at all indicative of who fills their bank accounts.
Ironically, it's precisely this kind of sensationalist journalism that provokes ever more mass shootings. It gives weight and importance to pathetic people that thought to buy credibility for their problems by shooting people. It turns these callous murderers into victims, anti-heroes even, insidiously targeted by a billion dollar industry. It outlines, in excruciating detail, how tragically easy it is to become instantly the most important thing on an entire country's minds (at least until the next shooting).
You win points for killing prostitutes in GTA? I didn't even know there were points in GTA! I must really suck at it 
I won´t comment on whether all this violence is harmful in someway or not, but if it turned us into serial killers, wouldn´t school shootings be happening everywhere and not just Finland, Germany and USA? That kinda reveals that there must be some other root of the problem.
Aside from that, i find it kinda fucked up that you can buy an assault rifle. Who the hell needs an assault rifle?
Aside from that, i find it kinda fucked up that you can buy an assault rifle. Who the hell needs an assault rifle?
2 things
1. Good on you sir for calling her bullshit. It amazes me how much BS the news media makes up as a "fact" I was in a sandy foreign country and the various news networks never had valid report of what was happening. They would talk about how much better things were getting and show "live feeds" for what was happening. Never mind that the ENTIRE day we were getting shot at and mortared, large sections of the city were on fire. But hey get back to the chow hall and there is CNN or FOX saying "Well it was a calm day finally in the city, it really shows that the war is going better." Then a week later we are at a calm point and spent the last 2 weeks with no activity. Oh look a "live feed" again "THE ENTIRE CITY IS ENGAGED IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT FIREFIGHT THERE ARE PEOPLE DEAD IN THE STREETS AND EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE!!!" The press is ONLY concerned with getting ratings they have NO interest in getting the "truth" for the people.
2. Never ceases to amaze me how many people defend the news idiots in the comments. These people are saying you are killers in training because you play a damn game on a screen. They do not deserve your protection.
1. Good on you sir for calling her bullshit. It amazes me how much BS the news media makes up as a "fact" I was in a sandy foreign country and the various news networks never had valid report of what was happening. They would talk about how much better things were getting and show "live feeds" for what was happening. Never mind that the ENTIRE day we were getting shot at and mortared, large sections of the city were on fire. But hey get back to the chow hall and there is CNN or FOX saying "Well it was a calm day finally in the city, it really shows that the war is going better." Then a week later we are at a calm point and spent the last 2 weeks with no activity. Oh look a "live feed" again "THE ENTIRE CITY IS ENGAGED IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT FIREFIGHT THERE ARE PEOPLE DEAD IN THE STREETS AND EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE!!!" The press is ONLY concerned with getting ratings they have NO interest in getting the "truth" for the people.
2. Never ceases to amaze me how many people defend the news idiots in the comments. These people are saying you are killers in training because you play a damn game on a screen. They do not deserve your protection.
Jaffe, you are awesome, do not change a thing.
Burnett, you suck and I want you to gargle highly corrosive acid as penance.
Burnett, you suck and I want you to gargle highly corrosive acid as penance.
We have to cross-reference all our news. It's awful. More work than it's worth, really.Gizmo1990 said:
If I was in Dr. Pollack's position I would have called her out on her attitude: "oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you are an expert in psychology. No sense in me being here then."ForgottenPr0digy said:
Hah. I don't know if anyone has said this, but the video they used of GTA was one of my favorite youtubers, SSoHPKC. He put out a video talking about it if anyone's interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mq4mXSQgPo
While I aggree that she wasn't exactly preaching gaming makes killers, that she was just questioning and cited other people.vid87 said:
Her questions and the way they are worded, give gaming a very negative undertone.
That quote shows that quite well:
The only problem I have with Burnett's interview is the opening statement. That could have been worded a little differently. The rest of the execution, however, was spot on. When you interview someone, you always have to challenge what they're saying. This puts them in a position where they either admit a lie or simply offer more explaination into whatever they just said. Saying in the opening "It's an accepted fact that..." is never a good way to open an interview. And it's also obvious that Burnett was not happy with her guest's response, but that seems to be a personal thing. If the opening statement was reworded, this would be a very fair and balanced interview. The psycologist more than made up for Burnett's opening statement, and during an interview, the viewer pays attention to what the interviewee says on a subject, as they are usually the authoritative source.
But all three of them are Congressmen.RJ 17 said:
Personally, I'm waiting to see if any bronies update their Erin fanart from a while back, seeing as most of them are also gamers. Make her a little more Diamond-Tiara-running-the-newspaper, you know.
Actually, nah, that'd just make the problem worse.
