How the net exposed Imus
In a story on Imus's sacking, the L.A. Times points out one reason why the shock jock's racist comments may have gotten him in trouble this time, when he'd gotten a pass on so many racist and anti-Semitic comments before: New media - in the form of Internet video sites - was around to make the precise moment of Imus' affront available for all to see and judge for themselves. There was no need to rely on memory or fragmentary transcripts. It's another and salutary example of the accountability the digital regime is enforcing on other media.WSJ has more on the Internet angle:.
"In the ensuing furor, the lucrative and often vulgar business of talk radio found itself running into new limits, as the Internet sent Mr. Imus to millions of PC screens, driving executives, advertisers and employees to distance themselves from his racist words."
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2 comments about 'How the net exposed Imus'The media plucked a minnow from the sea and thought they caight a big fish in Don Imus. They should pay closer attention to many of the shows and recordings out in the world today and try to put a stop to degradation of society. Imus was a media event and nothing more.
Danny L. McDaniel
Lafayette, Indiana
Posted by Danny L. McDaniel at April 20, 2007 8:52 AM
What a great waste of space to consider anything about Don Imus as interesting. He's always been a big mouth, small brain, shock you kind of nonentity. But from a society that considers wrestling as entertainment, what can one expect?
Posted by Catmoves at May 19, 2007 10:13 AM
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