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So the media feeds scandal and sensationalism to an unwitting public?
LockedHow many times have I heard that statement made here — more times than I have had breakfast quite likely.
It is totally untrue and always has been. And my proof? Simple. Two of Australia’s broadsheets — the Fairfax owned Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Melbourne — publish lists of most viewed articles (online edition of course).
Here they are for October 25.
[b]The Sydney Morning Herald:[/b]
1. I thought she was a psychopath: Corby
2. Rape squad rounds up DVD gang
3. Critical after L-plater crash
4. $12 million? That’s-a four tuna!
5. This iPod user rocks
6. Apple’s iPod code ‘cracked’
7. TomKat to take the plunge
8. Mills sues over ‘upsetting’ stories
9. Boys sell film of girl’s humiliation
10. Boy, 4, dies after being hit in driveway[b]The Age, Melbourne:[/b]
1. Rape probe over sex attack DVD
2. Outcry over teenage girl’s assault recorded on DVD
3. Hundreds watch in horror as man drowns
4. This iPod user rocks
5. Shopping trolley prank breaks woman’s neck
6. Apple’s iPod code ‘cracked’
7. Corby blames Bali nine traffickers for jail hell
8. YouTube buzzes with threats
9. Pot or tot could be the medicine for longer life
10. Mills to sue over leaksI rest my case. These are the articles most viewed voluntarily by READERS. I can’t detect a single news item of significance in either of these lists of PREFERRED viewing.
As you would no doubt know, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Melbourne, are BROADSHEETS as distinct from TABLOIDS.