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YAY for dividing content into larger, customizable modules for increased navigability, BOO for increased video content! Call me old school, but I would much rather read a story than watch some boring reporter read it. In an age when a majority of people in the U.S. have access to literacy education, our culture is bringing us increasingly away from the written word. It is sad that it is acceptable for kids to spend all their time on their couches in front of the TV, but a kid who actually enjoys picking up a book now and then are considered nerdy (and I know I am revealing myself to be a giant nerd, thanks). But I guess CNN has to aim its content toward its viewers' preferences, and people would rather watch than read.

It's interesting to look at media outlets as businesses in addition to reliable sources of information. CNN is one of the most trusted news sources in the U.S. It has a reputation for being serious and dependable with its information. I wonder how this move toward entertainment news will affect this reputation. After all, Entertainment Weekly is not quite looked at the same way as CNN, but that is where they will get some of their entertainment info. CNN is a business, and they have to give the customers what they want, even if it does take a bite out of their serious, newsworthy reputation. Or will people even notice the lack of hard news past their satisfaction in knowing what crazy capers Lindsay has gotten herself into now?