[Leica] RIP, my newspaper

[Joseph Low]

As a Singapore citizen - I thank Howard for his observation and comments - yours also

Singapore is called the "little red dot" and described by The Economist as "the shrimp with a sting"

In the last 50 years since independence - Singapore improved its lot - and made a name for itself - all no less attributable to the lifelong work and passion of our first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who passed on last Monday at age 91 - he and his team crafted the new Singapore

At the state funeral - kings, presidents and Prime Ministers attended to pay respects - it was said often that for its small size - Singapore punched above its weight - on many fronts

Those that failed to note this event - have only themselves to blame - but then it is only about a small red dot

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter Klein
Sent: Monday, 30 March, 2015 16:04
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] RIP, my newspaper

The answer is that the media do not think that their American readership is interested in anything international except if it directly affects the U.S., or if it somehow confirms or (occasionally) refutes a dominant American attitude. Or if it is horriffic, or has something to do with sex, and the more outrageous the better.

Compare the U.S. vs. International editions of major American publications.
You'll get a rude shock.  Also, compare a 1950s or 60s edition of Time or Newsweek with a recent one. You'll find less content, less depth, and a much lower grade-level of writing. None of this is accidental. The publications life blood is the delivery of eyeballs to advertisers. They know that today's American eyeballs, on average, will not stay on the page of intelligent, in-depth articles long enough to see the ads.

--Peter

On Sunday, March 29, 2015, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Hi Howard,
>
> The April 6 issue of Time magazine, which I received in my Saturday 
> mail, has a full page devoted to him.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 3/29/2015 7:43 PM, H&ECummer wrote:
>
>> Hi Luggers,
>> Here in Hong Kong, we get a feed of the NBC nightly news every 
>> morning at 7:30am on one of the local TV stations.
>> I have watched with amazement over the last 5 days that there has 
>> been no mention of the death of Lee Kwan Yew - Singapore’s first and 
>> longest serving PM - an influential adviser to Deng Xiao Ping on the 
>> opening of China, and a stalwart supporter of US involvement in Asia. 
>> I finally emailed NBC Nightly News and asked why? Of course I have 
>> heard nothing back - Bill Clinton and Henry Kissinger attended the 
>> funeral so there could have been a recent US “Hook” to report on it.
>> Strange - very strange. Of course BBC had extensive coverage with in 
>> depth reporting. They are a wonderful resource - even if Jeremy 
>> Clarkson is gone from “Top Gear”.
>> Howard
>>
>> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:31:50 -0400
>> From: Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] RIP, my newspaper
>>
>> When I think of "dumbing down", I think of NPR.  I have been so 
>> disappointed in their news coverage lately that I even wrote to the 
>> general manager of the Charlotte station.  The new "chatty" style of 
>> delivering the news where the newscasters all talk back and forth, 
>> joking and laughing, reminds me of FOX.  I told him that they were 
>> alienating all of their older listeners (the ones with the money to 
>> support NPR) and advised them to use BBC instead of FOX as role 
>> models.  He actually wrote back and agreed with me.  He said 
>> everybody at the local level is upset about the changes but they are 
>> all coming from the national level and they can't do anything about 
>> it.  He actually used to work for BBC so he knew what I meant.
>>
>> I can't stand to watch local or national news on television (there is 
>> nothing worse than 4 or 5 people sitting on a couch and all talking 
>> at the same time about nothing) and have depended on NPR for my news.  
>> Now I have a Kindle set up to broadcast BBC all the time.
>>
>> Old Foggie,
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
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