note- the first several posts on this thread make no sense as the original topic was different. However, after realizing that it was "feeding the trolls" I changed it to this more appropriate topic. Please nobody respond to any of those posts.
I've noticed lately that the "news" doesn't really report much of importance. I don't know how it is in other countries, but here in America most of our media outlets report stories of little importance, or relate specific examples of things that happen all the time as if it is a new and unique incident.
One such example is this story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/31/michigan.fatal.fire/index.html
I feel very sorry for all the victims of the fire, but deadly fires happen all the time. In the end, the casualty count wasn't exceedingly high. Today is in fact a good day for real news, with several important stories being listed on www.cnn.com alone. However, I usually see nothing but celebrity stories and other stories like the one listed above that aren't as much news as a sob story to boost ratings.
What do you think of this trend in media? Do you think it is a trend?
edit:
Everyone keeps talking about the old topic after I already changed it to avoid feeding trolls. In fact, people are still talking about how this thread feeds the trolls, when at this point you are the only one doing so by responding to old posts. Please discuss the new topic here.
I've noticed lately that the "news" doesn't really report much of importance. I don't know how it is in other countries, but here in America most of our media outlets report stories of little importance, or relate specific examples of things that happen all the time as if it is a new and unique incident.
One such example is this story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/31/michigan.fatal.fire/index.html
I feel very sorry for all the victims of the fire, but deadly fires happen all the time. In the end, the casualty count wasn't exceedingly high. Today is in fact a good day for real news, with several important stories being listed on www.cnn.com alone. However, I usually see nothing but celebrity stories and other stories like the one listed above that aren't as much news as a sob story to boost ratings.
What do you think of this trend in media? Do you think it is a trend?
edit:
Everyone keeps talking about the old topic after I already changed it to avoid feeding trolls. In fact, people are still talking about how this thread feeds the trolls, when at this point you are the only one doing so by responding to old posts. Please discuss the new topic here.
