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Welcome to my psychotherapy blog. I am a practicing therapist and, on this blog, I write about opening yourself to love, connecting with others, skills we need to face life's challenges, parenting, and the rewarding experience of being a client in therapy.
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Although I totally agree with Mr. Altman's conclusion, I disagree with his focus.
The majority of broadcast TV is owned by corporations. Those corporations, for the most part, are concerned only with generating income and profit. They derive that profit from sponsors who, also for the most part, care only about ratings. Since ratings are determined by the number of viewers, it is the audience that determines which TV shows are aired. You need only compare the number of viewers of PBS TV to commercial TV. In a free society, we get the TV shows we want to see. Mr. Altman is shooting the messenger. TV hasn't betrayed it's promise. It's quite the opposite. Our society has re-focused and turned its back on that promise.
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