Thursday, July 28, 2005
Texas J-school prof, writing in Dallas News, suggests news should be what public needs, not wants
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Opinion: Viewpoints
"The media give the public what the public wants, but maybe it's time to give the public what it needs instead," writes Salma Ghanem, an associate professor and chair of the communications department at the University of Texas-Pan American. "Is it naïve or idealistic to expect the media to operate outside a capitalist and competitive system in which profit is the bottom line? Perhaps we should start exploring new ways to fund the media so they won't be susceptible to market forces."
"The media give the public what the public wants, but maybe it's time to give the public what it needs instead," writes Salma Ghanem, an associate professor and chair of the communications department at the University of Texas-Pan American. "Is it naïve or idealistic to expect the media to operate outside a capitalist and competitive system in which profit is the bottom line? Perhaps we should start exploring new ways to fund the media so they won't be susceptible to market forces."
