Good Morning America

Good Morning America, or GMA, as it is commonly referred to, is one of my most watched television programs. I am really not much of a television watcher, probably mostly because we are a large family, and it just became too much work to fight over who gets the remote. I am not alone in this love for GMA, because it has been on the air for over thirty years and still has a strong following. Part of it’s popularity, at least for me, is the way that they have constructed the program to give you the news in a more relaxed fashion. While you still get the important world news stories, it is not as depressing as watching World News Tonight, or some other news program. This is because they have created it to be broken up by lighthearted or touching stories, or pieces with animals, or even concerts in the park throughout the summer. GMA, was the first of its kind, when it started, back in 1975. Before that time, I never watched the news, because I found it discouraging, but I have been watching GMA almost since its conception. While I feel it is important to know what is going on in the world around me, I don’t want it to make me feel completely discouraged, so by getting my news on GMA, I am able to get it in smaller pieces, and be entertained at the same time. GMA’s producers have been very good at including enough actors/actresses, and singers on their programs to encompass consumers from every age group and taste in music. They also keep up with the changing times, having their own website, blogs by some of the news personalities, and offering technological information on their program as well as on thier website. With their website, they make it easy for the consumer to keep up with the program, even if they are unable to watch the show. You can get all the same stories, recipes, and information that they make available on the program in a compact format, with the ability to skip the things you have no interest in and go straight to the information that you want. GMA has been so successful in it's construction of this news format, that today even the local news programs are to some degree, changing their format to a less formal format as well. To some degree, the whole ideology of the news is changing to a more entertaining format, rather than a matter of fact style. I am sure that this can be detrimental to the "real" news, as we as a society, do not take it as seriously as it needs to be, but in a world where everything seems bleek sometimes, I think that this is a natural progression and to some degree a self-preservation messure. Good or Bad, I think they have a program worth watching, and one that will last for years to come.