Is Elton Editing The Indy Good For Journalism?

Don’t get me wrong: love Elton. But in an age where media content is becoming aggregated and cheapened – is celebrity editors the way to go? Like rock stars discussing international finance and actors philosophising morality – this does tweek my heckles a tad. This seems more like a middle class liberal page three ploy than serious journalism. As Jay Leno famously says, the TV news could ask some international economists to explain changes in the economy. But instead – ‘Nah, what the hell – lets just go and ask a few truck drivers what they reckon’

http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/2010/11/elton-john-independent-world-aids-day-2215301110.html

Author: Andrew Armour

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