Everyone's expectations for the corporate media are way too high.

Its infotainment. Their main goal is to sell subscriptions, sell advertising space, and produce clicks. Everything else (including getting the story right) is secondary. Sensationalism is almost always more profitable than hard facts.

In response to this post by LaneRat

Posted: 05/28/2020 at 1:21PM

NYT identifies Roanoke as a CV19 hotspot -- LaneRat 05/28/2020 12:24PM

Williamsburg was#6 per capita in the USA for a couple of the earlier weeks. ** -- MikeVT85 05/28/2020 11:34PM

Maybe they read Dublin, VA? Yeah? Yeah? ** -- Guy LeDouche 05/28/2020 2:35PM

Roanoke should Cherish anyone calling it a Hot Spot, regardless of why? ** -- darnellm 05/28/2020 1:45PM

Everyone's expectations for the corporate media are way too high. -- HokieNoVA 05/28/2020 1:21PM

Pathetic. One example of thousands unfortunately. ** -- vt90 05/28/2020 12:57PM

Makes You Really Wonder About National Media... Just Sad. ** -- RUHokie 05/28/2020 12:40PM

Have you ever read a newspaper article about something you had knowledge of -- bigbadbird 05/28/2020 1:29PM

Agreed. I originally wanted to be a journalist and left with a degree and -- RUHokie 05/28/2020 2:43PM

My business is water and sewer -- LaneRat 05/28/2020 2:03PM

And yet Roanoke Times does not indicate they reached out to NYT -- Stork 05/28/2020 1:27PM

National media. Local media. Politicians. Your average Joe. -- Tafkam Hokie 05/28/2020 12:55PM

There is nothing to wonder about, totally slanted and leave out -- fordham 05/28/2020 12:52PM

Everyone's expectations for the corporate media are way too high.

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