Not long ago, there was a brief dust-up between Fox Newz (not to be confused with any real news organization) and the White House after Fox declined to interrupt its entertainment programming to cover a White House event live.
The real news organizations covered the event. They then offered some brief, fair, balanced, analysis and commentary. Then, they went back to their entertainment offerings.
Contrast that to this morning.
The Tiger Woods (non-news) apology was covered live by the real news organizations AND Fox Newz (not to be confused with any real news organization). Fox interrupted their entertainment programming to cover the Tiger Woods apology live.
Such is the sorry state of news reporting these days. News organizations pander to the public's obsession with celebrity, while failing to deal seriously with major issues of the day. And, one pseudo news organization panders to an ideology, often refusing to report real news.
It's no wonder this country is in trouble. Far too many tend to believe everything they hear, yet listen to only one source. We do not think. They do not question.
Only if we attempt to balance the sources we listen to, open our minds, think and question, will we once again return to the ideals of our forefathers.
Friday, February 19, 2010
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