What is wrong with the News?

Editorial

27 October 2007
by HRM Deborah

Especially in our modern time’s the media can sway a person in many different ways by just the opinion or idea within an article; so journalist must be so very conscientious about what they produce.

Here is where the problem begins and it is not just propaganda, but people writing article’s that I would not even put in my birdcage for my two bird’s to read, let alone do their business on. It has gotten so bad that I have found alternate means for my bird’s paper that is completely blank; this goes with many of the trivial media that is hitting the press, television news as well as the net.

I will even admit time again on this page you will find what I call filler, like the recent article on chocolate, but at least I tried to make it look more informative and not give people a yawn.

Then you have the hawker’s out their that think they know exactly what is going on and often time's are bias in their view’s especially with the current global condition. Without full knowledge of what it really curtails and so here they go, blah, blah, blah.

Did we learn anything, are we more informed, no, just maybe a little agitated, confused or went on to the next article filled with what did they say when you got to the end.

I realize for our time’s, we are in the worse sort of censorship propaganda dilemma that is far worse then any news black out in the past, but could we at least think better before we write or at least be concerned; the majority of the world is going to need a nap after reading what you wrote.

Year’s ago when I first started writing, one thing I was told is make it interesting, write hard facts and most of all do your homework on all aspects of the article before laying it down on the page, because at one time newspaper’s could go out of business with this type of journalism.

I am sure it is still true today and it would be sad if this happened to one or more of the major news agencies out there striving to get the world to wake up and smell the fresh brewed coffee in the morning over the relaxing glance at the front headlines.

If you wish to criticize and think this editorial is poor, wait until the next time you take a gander at the other news sources out there will their news on gardening, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Better yet, the conflicting reports on the same page about the Middle East; to that armed robbery that happened just two doors from your house.

Lastly, the growing numbers of people that have decided to stop reading or watching the news all together, because it seemed to have became worthless to them. Instead, they would rather tune in and watch, “Desperate Housewives.’”