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Media Frenzied

By Ben Adler - Jun 8th, 2007 at 6:42 pm EDT

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I attended an event by the conservative Culture and Media Institute that was rich in silly sophistry. If you want to read my full take in TNR, click here.

My nut graf:

The funniest thing about watching [Brent] Bozell and [Michael] Medved thrash the "liberal media" is that their own governing philosophy has made it that way. Both conceded that Americans want salacious and irreverent content.

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Grats on getting published in TNR...

By Superduperficial Jun 9th 2007 at 8:00 pm EDT

...And I think your take is a good one, but one part confused me.

How does OJ Simpson being a "ratings boondoggle" support the (obviously true) proposition that Americans want salacious and irreverent content? A boondoggle is something that goes badly and wastes resources.

I thought the OJ trial brought in very high ratings? Either Bozell's quote runs contrary to the point you were making, or you picked the wrong word to paraphrase him.

Or maybe I'm missing something. If so, please enlighten. :)

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