The two fundamentals of a democratic world are the business of show and business. Capitalism is the integral ingredient in today's advertisement filled society. The precursors to television were the radio, newspaper and telegraph. The minds of tomorrows leaders are captivated by the images of a television screen, which is controlled by the business leaders of today. The marketing schemes, pollsters, and the billions of dollars spent on demographic research are funded by major corporations to market their products. Television news is yet another entertainment resource to influence the masses to carelessly spend their way to debt and to simplify historic events. The reporting of news, which was once, a public service is now a commodity produced for the pockets of producers, so called reporters and wealthy business people. The millions of seemingly honest commercials infect the minds of American consumers to purchase a product, with out a conscious reason. .
The analysis of Good Day LA, a local news program on channel 11 at seven o"clock in the morning exemplified a typical news organization as illustrated by Neil Postman and Steve Powers in their book, How to Watch TV News. The surrounding commercials provide the income for a news program that highlights the entertaining issues of the world. Thus, a news organization that is funded by a particular product would not report any information that is not deemed good for the company. Commercials have the power to influence the social norms and values. Through the scrutiny of Good Day LA and three surrounding commercials, it is evident that money and entertainment are the leading causes in the ignorance of many Americans. .
According to TVhistory.tv, an online television statistic source, there are over a hundred million households with television sets. As Americans, we fuel the fire that is television and television news. Television provides a quasi-reality, a friend, and a console for many people around the world.
