Do you realize how much news we probably miss throughout the course of the day? If the government ever wanted to sneak something through without getting a lot of media coverage, the last few weeks would have been prime time to do so. I'm glad I don't us televised news as my only source for keeping up with the events of the world. If I did, I would probably be under the assumption that the most important stuff going on would be the Pope's passing, the Terri Shiavo mess, Johnnie Cochran's death, and soaring gas prices. Are all of these stories so worthy of so much airtime? Well, that's debatable (what isn't debatable these days).
As I was reading the Indy star today, the top headlines were given to the Pope and the Pacers. There was a short story about 16 US soldiers that were killed. But, you'd miss it if you were just skimming through. In the midst of the Terri Schiavo battle, a young man killed people at his school. Yeah, it got some coverage. But, you'd hear about two minutes about that and then hear about 47 minutes about everything happening with Terri in Florida.
I guess that's why I enjoy listening to NPR and Air America Radio. They tend to focus on the opposite issues that the televised news channels are airing. And, with Air America, they cover the side of current issues that Fox News and Rush Limbaugh try to hide. I like that (especially since my mother is such a Rush and conservative talk radio fan). Of course, I like to watch Fox News from time to time so I can truly have a "fair and balanced" look at the issues. If you only watch one channel, listen to one show, or read one newspaper, you'll only get that particular groups agenda and slant. If you truly want "fair and balanced" representation of the news, check out all sides...left, right, and somewhere in-between (it's the in-between I've yet to truly find).
Well, I'm just typing away, not really saying any thing of value or worth...So, I'll stop now!
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