Working in the mainstream media, I’m often disillusioned at what is considered news.
Last month, on the call-in radio show The Rage, I lamented that while the internet “kill-switch” bill had passed through a Senate committee and the Disclose Act was gaining ground, we in the major media were instead reminding everyone that Michael Jackson was still dead.
Last week another distraction hit television screens across America. The big issue: where will Lebron James play basketball?
The media hype that was generated over a sports star’s decision to switch teams was appalling. You would think it had life or death consequences for the entire nation.
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