what are they distracting us from??
That ia in general
@farscaper !!!the media has always made us look one way while the government does something the other. Kinda hard to vote when it really doesn't matter....
I don't know if they try to make us look the other way. That might be giving them too much credit.
Simply stated, They don't sell as much ad revenue if they were to be comprehensive. If they chose to be controversial, they would loose access to political figures. Celebritys however are
designed to be exploited. They thrive and bask on attention. Oh, They seem so much more interesting (and more of a ratings draw) then say some fiscal banking scandal. People were distracted for over an entire year during the Ojay trail and the M. Jackson controversy. It was like a news blackout for everything else. Even the media commented and criticized itself on the amount of attention it has given to these events. And they continued to make that point way too often for way too long.
But honestly what is this 'media' thing is anyway? As if it was a singular thing? Keep in mind, some people get still get their news through talk radio.
Firstly if you want to be informed, don't watch the news, READ the news. You actually have to process information, if you read. Watching tv requires no brain activity. Plus TV is an opiate.
Had enough of the "muddle-ya media" for some time. I use google news as a catch all filter. (I'm so close from removing the entertainment section entirely from my filter. When did celebrity's sending bitchy twitter posts to each other become a national news event? Are we all collectively in grade school now?
) Plus I have my google filter set to receive the widest amount of articles on any subject. I try not to hate it when someone insulates themselves by getting their news only from their particular big media trough or their own political affiliation.
Still don't want to be a mouthbreather? Then read at least 3 articles on any single news event. Whatever articles appear to look the most comprehensive gets read. Regardless of it's political affiliation. If I do watch a news clip, I immediately cut away as soon as some talking head starts blathering about that same clip we all watched together. Need to watch a presidential debate? It's CSPAN FTW!