Modern-day News: Not “pushing the envelope”

Additional news comment for November 3

I was watching Conan last night, and realized something I recently heard is true. Current-day media is all too similar. With consolidation of news companies nationwide, it seems that creative journalism is becoming less common, especially in TV news.

On tonight’s episode, Conan O’Brien will be officiating a same-sex marriage for one of his staff members. The show is being produced in New York City this week, and New York state is one of the states where same-sex marriage is legal. This video clip shows how “similar” the news is all around the country.

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One Response to “Modern-day News: Not “pushing the envelope””

  1.   fuglsang Says:
    November 7th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    I suspect this is “a bit” created by/for the show. The sets were fairly similar, and the backgrounds kind of generic. I also doubt that many stations would cover the story. If it is a “true” story, then the similarity between stories has to be the result of a press release. My skepticism is the result of seeing too much user-created media that fooled me into thinking it was real.