The media has been rather detestable lately. Starting with the Schiavo fiasco, they've now migrated to the Pope. It's like a travelling circus, complete with clowns and buffoons. We knew the pope was dead awhile ago, and now we must still put up with the fact that the "World is Praying..." Praying praying praying...
There is other news out there. How many people know that Abu Ghraib got blasted into? The answer is: not enough. Iraq, Darfur, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Chechnya... the Ukraine. They've all been left behind because the watchdogs of the media found a new tree to bark up; a new car to chase.
I guess the directive of the media is to go where the money is... and since it's a competitive market, where one goes, they all must follow... but geez, where is the common sense? At least one of the major media corporation in Canada, or the US should have had the sense to ditch the dead pontiff when the news was old. Those who need to know, know already. Let them grieve, you don't need to carnivalize the death of a leader. It's not like he was *gasp* assassinated.
Given that I might be working for one of these so-called news agencies in the coming years, it should be noted that I should be guarding what I say... but I figure honesty is the best policy.
C'mon now and laugh with me.
Cause no one else is.
1 comment:
Nono, we all _want_ to see more lines of people waiting to see the dead pope.
It is more than money, it is the conscious decision by someone to hide that pesky war and anything else controversial under the carpet. If you speak up or rebel, you don't get to work for the big guys. Sick sick sick.
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