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Well, I’m 38, divorced, and I live in Michigan, have two daughters who I adore and would willingly brag
about for hours on end, and obviously too much time on my hands. We live in a rural community, near where I’ve spent most of my life. We are currently heading into winter, although you couldn't prove it by today's climate. We have had unusually balmy weather for December. I enjoy the balmy weather, but I'm ready for some snow and invigorating temps. I guess that’s enough about me. I hope that you enjoy my web site, and that you will send me a quick note if you have any comments to make. Have a beautiful day and remember — every new moment is a chance for a new beginning! |
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Okay, I’ve had it! I’ve had it up to here with the media and what is evidently their complete lack of ethics! It seems that every (ahem!) “news” reporter and correspondent and producer has decided to trade in good old honest integrity for sensationalism and voyeurism and what amounts to ambulance chasing. The news teams and those in control are guilty. The shows like “Jerry Springer” and “Montel Williams” are guilty. The television programs that depict “real life” are guilty. You know the ones I mean. The ones with titles such as “Cops” and “When Animals Attack” and “Nearly Critical Accidents”, etc. They take advantage of our common human failing that seeks out the weaknesses in others. Instead of combating this failing by depriving it of nourishment, they go far beyond that. They encourage it and exploit it and take every advantage that they can in order to gain for themselves the Almighty Dollar and the power it accompanies. We watched in horror as the earthquake shook San Francisco a few years ago. I remember DAYS of television “news” coverage on that one. Of course we all remember the OJ Simpson debacle and the monopolization of the airwaves it caused. When heartbreaking accidents claimed the lives of Princess Diana and John Kennedy, Jr. the media covered every possible angle of those stories for days after, and we STILL hear more. I ask you: Beyond the initial facts regarding these events, WHAT in heaven’s name is considered NEWSWORTHY about those next days? Yes, okay....... we should probably know of the facts. Yes, I agree that it is “newsworthy” (and I hesitate to use this term, as it’s already so misused) to a certain extent to learn of the loss of such notable citizens. It IS important that we learn of those events destined to find a place in history books, such as the earthquake in San Francisco. What I do NOT think is “newsworthy” is the media's idea that we must see every heart- wrenching tear that falls from a mother’s eyes as she watches her child’s body exumed from the wreckage. I think that the Kennedy family and the Royal Family, as well, should have been allowed to grieve in peace and privacy. Some will argue that it is “the price of fame.” Hogwash. When someone dies or is gravely injured all bets are off, people. Get REAL! Let us reclaim our dignity, I beg of you. The REAL culprit here is us, the public. If we do not allow this to happen....... if we turn the channel.....stop buying the newspaper that prints these sensational stories......... then we can begin to control the issue. We can take ourselves back to a time when news was NEWS.... and integrity was not a four-letter word. Laura~ |
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