And that is exactly why I do not trust A.I. on anything factual. It makes stuff up or quotes less than reputable sources on the Internet to find an answer - even if one doesn't really exist. It may be good at summarizing, but even then if you don't where that information is originating, it can't be trusted.

That's why I'm very nervous about the direction journalism is going, with an increasing reliance on sources that, for all intents and purposes, are too often simply made up. 

RadioActive wrote:

Just to close off this thread, this report, which created a sensation when it was pulled from 60 Minutes in December but was accidentally aired by Global, is expected to finally run on CBS Sunday night. 

The executive who quashed it said it wasn't ready for primetime. But with the original piece available all over the Internet, it should be interesting to see what - if anything - has changed in less than a month. 

Report: '60 Minutes’ Segment on El Salvador Prison Pulled by Bari Weiss Being Prepped to Air Tonight on CBS 

Weiss wanted a statement from the White House, and in particular, mentioned Stephen Miller (bluh). I wonder if CBS begged for a White House statement to use, especially with what seems to be Trump's interference in the merger of the company. 

mic'em wrote:

Funny how Tom TV has made no appearance since RA mercifully ended that long diatribe thread. This confirms to me that this person was a plant working for some propaganda outfit. 

To be fair to him, I did say I would delete any future political posts that were way off topic, so why would he go to the trouble of doing all the work for little return? I thought TomTV did a great job supporting his views, but the only problem I had was that it didn't belong HERE. He obviously put a lot of work into them and I hope he's found another venue to express his views. 

Well, I guess you have to see it from my perspective as the recipient of complaints, both pro and con. 

It was (and is) a no-win situation. Every time one of those posts went up, I would be besieged with complaints, not from those on the other side of the political spectrum (although they were there), but mostly by SOWNY members who asked the one question I could not answer: what does this have to do with local radio and TV? 

In the end, they weren't wrong. I let it go on for almost a year and did my best trying to keep both sides happy, an impossibility as it turned out. But it was ultimately unsustainable and, as I learned from the movie "War Games," sometimes the only way to win is not to play. If TomTV finds a new place to post his musings, I hope he will let those on the board know, so those who want to, can find his comments again.  

Fitz wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Well, I guess you have to see it from my perspective as the recipient of complaints, both pro and con. 

It was (and is) a no-win situation. Every time one of those posts went up, I would be besieged with complaints, not from those on the other side of the political spectrum (although they were there), but mostly by SOWNY members who asked the one question I could not answer: what does this have to do with local radio and TV? 

In the end, they weren't wrong. I let it go on for almost a year and did my best trying to keep both sides happy, an impossibility as it turned out. But it was ultimately unsustainable and, as I learned from the movie "War Games," sometimes the only way to win is not to play. If TomTV finds a new place to post his musings, I hope he will let those on the board know, so those who want to, can find his comments again.  

Actually my fault there as I was addressing mi'cm and should not have quoted you however it is true that Tom TV did have support from others and I have no doubt that he was not a hired agitator.

 
I just found his posts TLDR, as the kids say today, although I did chime in on the LEXX bit early on in his thread, mostly because it was TV related.

Exactly the kind of comments that prompted so much division. And it's why I wound up ending the thread. Those who loved it, were all in favour. Those opposed were incensed by it. And never the twain shall meet. So that's why, for better or worse, I ended it. 

RadioActive wrote:

Those who loved it, were all in favour. Those opposed were incensed by it. And never the twain shall meet. So that's why, for better or worse, I ended it. 

 . . . and for that, you deserve the Nobel Peace Prize


D.D.
 

Fitz wrote:

Dicky Doo wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Those who loved it, were all in favour. Those opposed were incensed by it. And never the twain shall meet. So that's why, for better or worse, I ended it. 

 . . . and for that, you deserve the Nobel Peace Prize


D.D.
 

Speaking of the Nobel Prize, it's been in the news again this week and there lies a dilemma. This is a TV and Radio Forum. News is a BIG part of the media landscape. What's been in the news the last two days. Davos, Macron Carney, the stock market, Superman and Green Lantern, sorry that's Greenland, Yes some of the thread posts were very long in one direction but it is a shame that  a just the facts approach to news and politics does not work on forums like this.
 

The problem is that it's never "just the facts." Almost everyone has a position on almost everything political, and in many cases, they're understandably passionate and vociferous about it. We can talk about political moves that affect broadcasting, but to mention a Davos speech or a protest in Minneapolis - as vitally important as both issues are - just is not the original purview of this site. As I've tried to make clear repeatedly, and fear the message still hasn't gotten through, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of other sites to discuss this stuff. Why here?

You would not expect to see recipes or posts on flower arrangement on these pages. Why? This is a radio and TV forum. My DMs and email tell me repeatedly (and often angrily) that the vast majority of posters don't want to see it invade the main purpose for this place. 

I know there are many who don't feel that way and would love to discuss everything Orange here. But unless he interferes with broadcasting (which he admittedly has) this is not the place to discuss what a dumb thing he's done today. If it doesn't have anything to do with radio or TV, it doesn't belong here. I know some will disagree, and I apologize to them.

But I like what's been built here over the years, thanks to various Admins. We wandered far away from the premise of SOWNY for almost a year. I'm just trying to right the ship before it hits the left vs. right intransigent iceberg that will just drive us all farther apart - and perhaps sink us altogether. I think it's worth a shot to try and bail the good ship SOWNY out before we sink altogether.