In an interesting article in the New York Times, writer, Edward Wyatt takes a look at how Oprah's growing success doesn't seem to be growing any longer. In fact, it seems to be on the decline:
In it's third straight year of decline, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has seen a drop of 7% of its average audience.
Oprah's debut to reality TV competition, "Oprah's Big Give" started 'big' but lost 1/3 of it's viewers during the rest of its 8 week run.
O, The Oprah Magazine has also seen a drop in its circulation totalling more than 10 percent in the past three years.
So what's the cause?
The article speculates two main factors may be to blame.
Oprah's latest promotions of new-age spirituality such as her latest book club pick, A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle seems to be turning folks off.
Also, Oprah has also received criticism over her public endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama. The middle-aged white women who are either Republicans or Hillary Clinton supporters clearly wasn't feeling this move.
I dont know what to make of all this just yet. But isn't it funny how this 'decline' is now being made a big deal soon after her supporting a black candidate for president?
You do the math.
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2 comments:
Name: Traci
I am so greatful to Eckhart Tolle and Oprah for turning me onto Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her beautiful book ""My Stroke of Insight"". Her story is amazing and her gift to all of us is a book purchase away I'm happy to say.
Dr Taylor was a Harvard brain scientist when she had a stroke at age 37. What was amazing was that her left brain was shut down by the stroke - where language and thinking occur - but her right brain was fully functioning. She experienced bliss and nirvana and the way she writes about it (or talks about it in her now famous TED talk) is incredible.
What I took away from Dr. Taylor's book above all, and why I recommend it so highly, is that you don't have to have a stroke or take drugs to find the deep inner peace that she talks about. Her book explains how. ""I want what she's having"", and thanks to this wonderful book, I can! Thank you Dr. Taylor, and thank you Eckhart and Oprah.
oprah is toast!
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