Write me a ballad and fill it with news!
It really surprised me that ballad writers often composed there works to common songs. Maybe these little diddies made the reader feel more engaged in the news?
Chapter 7 really made a lot of sense to me when it tried to explain exactly why the masses are so focused on crime. It seems to me, that the more heinous and unique the crime, the better news it made in olden days. The same can still be said of today. Looking back on the examples that the book gave, I think that most of what was considered newsworthy then is still newsworthy today. Most everyone wants to hear the latest low-down on Spears and how the judge won't giver custody of her kids and whether or not Brad is going with Angie or Jen right?
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