It was an eventful and saddening weekend to say the least.
Thursday was a terror attack in France, then Friday was the coup in
Turkey and then Sunday the Police being murdered in Baton Rouge. With
each incident the stories got overshadowed by one another in the media, even
Trumps Vice presidential pick. A cycle of attention flipping that seems to be never ending. Once Turkey's coup occurred the American
media went silent on France, and then on Sunday they went silent on Turkey for
the shooting of the police. It goes to show you that when a news event
occurs they are more concerned about ratings rather than the story that needs
to be told. All the events are important and should not overshadow one
another in my opinion.
This overshadowing I think plays into
corporate greed and our attention spans. The Media jumps from one event
to another to keep people watching their ads. and entice more companies to buy
ad space so that they make money. Basically, the more attention grabbing
stories will get all the focus because it is new and fresh. Thus yesterday’s
story becomes just that, yesterdays. I find the lack of analysis
annoying. I want more details and knowledge of potential impacts on my
way of life and the world at large, but the media just wants you and your
money.
Final Thought: Reporters are supposed to be
historians as the first recorders of history. They have an obligation to
wrench out every little detail and then confirm all the facts so that history
does not get it wrong and that we can learn lessons from these incidents.
But news just flips from one subject to another to accommodate our short
attention spans while filling the news media's pockets with cash. It is
upsetting to me because the victims and those sacrificed in these incidents,
including potential future victims, deserve more from our media. They
deserve more from us so that we learn how to prevent evil from occurring again.
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