Television is everywhere these days. Itās in the waiting area at your doctorās office. Itās in most office building lobbies. Itās tuned to CNN at most airports. And some business owners are wondering whether itās a good idea to keep those televisions tuned into the news, given todayās political climate.
Some are wondering if they should put something less polarizing on for their customers. Bill Hammond, former Texas Association of Business President, told KTRH says it would be rare for a customer to get upset, but thatās not something you can predict.
āThe business owner would have to make an individual decision. If theyāre annoying their customers they ought to turn it off or put the TV on National Geographic,ā Hammond explained.
University of Houston journalism professor Joe Cutbirth says it could impact news outlets as well, but that's not going to change the way the mainstream media will do things.
āIn eras where hyper-partisanship is part of the cultural norm, the tendency is for these news organizations to lock down a specific demographic with a partisanship point of view,ā Cutbirth said, adding that the networks have been dealing with the question of political leaning for years. But as long as their advertisers are on board, don't look for things to change.