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mk · 4807 days ago · link · · parent · post: Anderson Cooper accuses Reddit of spreading child pornography
To be honest, I don't have any speculation on why they ran this piece. I only assume that there was a 'why' beyond them recently discovering and being offended by Reddit.
I think that aggregators, are viable threats, but I'd be surprised to find that CNN sees them as one at this point. I don't think traditional media has a very good track record with identifying and reacting to those kinds of challenges.
I think they ran it because it's exactly the type of story that will glue eyeballs to the tube. AC is an affable, not terribly bright teleprompter reader. He's not the sort that is really going to investigate what the site is about before running a piece like this. You've got media figures like Colbert embracing the site, but AC is not someone who would take an objective look at the big picture with low hanging ratings fruit dangling right in front of his face.
It's either illegal or it's not. It it's not, the entire piece is essentially titled "Portion of website's viewers engage in very bad taste."
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thenewgreen · 4807 days ago · link ·
"AC is an affable, not terribly bright teleprompter reader". -I actually think you're giving him too much credit. Though amongst his peers, he's s genius. Have you ever seen the Wolf Blitzer Jeopardy episode? If not, here is a condensed version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVC28oemocA&sns=em
I watched it with my dad when it first aired and remember laughing my ass off. We both thought it was so pitiful of a performance that it could have ended his career. Years later and he's still there, moderating presidential debates. Wtf?