# Media Handling of Groene Case

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-handling-of-groene-case/311234>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 6, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-handling-of-groene-case/311234 "2005-07-06T02:22:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-handling-of-groene-case/311234/21 "2005-07-10T03:09:21Z")

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> [@Section 408](#):
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> This is no longer news. Although apparently “news” is whatever CNN, Fox, MSNBC etc. decide to tell us is news (which is almost always the same thing) so perhaps it is.

That’s the basic determination of what “newsworthy” is, yes.

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> Then what is it a quesiton of?

I’m saying it’s not always a value judgment of what is “important,” it’s also about what peole will watch.

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**Author:** ![Section\_408](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Section\_408](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_408)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-handling-of-groene-case/311234/22 "2005-07-10T15:13:50Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> I’m saying it’s not always a value judgment of what is “important,” it’s also about what peole will watch.

Obviously not, but people will watch what they put on tv.

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