I completely agree with this decision. I probably shouldn't have posted this since it's probably more of a D&D thread, but since I don't have access, I'll take my chances. I think this is a horrible tragedy that has happened in Aruba, but should it really be dominating the news has much as it has? Aren't there more important stories to cover and discuss?
This is exactly the sort of view I've had on it ever since the story broke. There are countless WORSE things that happen every day in our own country, let alone the rest of the world... yet this story dominates the press solely because of the cultural/physical/gender make-up of the victim. I'm actually ready to sign-off tv-news all-together. Any channel which seemingly seems giddy to cover devastating tragedies or natural disasters mainly for the sake of ratings is appaling. The most annoying of them all is when weatherman are predicting the path of a hurricane... its almost like they're "rooting" for it to strike because it means more coverage for them... and when it predictably veers off course, they almost sound down-right heart-broken (whereas the rest of us living in the potential target zone are thanking the heavens).
I normally don't like venturing into topics like these. I do happen to like Costas. I think he is one of the best or not the best at what he does. I think FOX news is the worse at this. They have days numbering since this young girl was missing. Yeah, it's sad that this girl is missing, perhaps dead. Look at this first quote in the article. These cable news people will ride anything until the ratings go down. Keep the Hangout Civil...er Keep posting pics of hot chicks and time wasting games!
This is one of the times that I'm glad that I don't have a television. The way these news channels inundate their programming with tragedies, it's as if they want Americans to constantly wallow in sadness and pity.
The only thing Costas is good for is to laugh a his pathetic sad face after the Rockets beat his beloved Knicks in the 1994 Finals. Priceless. F him.
The day the Afghan elections were held is when I lost all respect for American TV media. The only thing they (CNN, Fox, MSNBC) could talk about was Martha Stewart. How can you invade a country, have people die and then have the media ignore such a milestone? I saw no interviews of Afghanis and what they thought of the process. I saw no debates or opinions from analysts/experts. All I saw on Afghanistan that day was a cameo of a couple of people filling out their ballots. Instead, for hours I had to hear about the kind of food Martha would be eating. It's fristrating. It's sad. It's embarassing. I hope that somebody will take charge and stop focusing on tabloid media.
My view has always been that if the people are tuning in, it's important, and if people are talkng about it, then it's more important than anything going on elsewhere. That goes for reality television as well. Something most people forget is that the only reason intelligence exists on this planet is because humans started thinking about things other than survival. They decorated their caves for no good reason at all. Something so useless who would care. And yet, that one act, is considered the dawn of intelligence. The moment we seperated from the animals. So if people want to talk about something that seems utterly sad, unimportant, and insiginficant I always think back to that moment in time. When something completely useless changed everything.
What? Your definition of intelligence is limited. I can tell you that my dog is more intelligent than other dogs but I don't see her painting a cave. Your view is a too simplistic. There was a good reason for drawing on the cave walls back in the day. If you want to argue if there is a "good reason" for certain philisophical arguements, then I'm all ears.
That's actually really cool. Props to Costas. It's a shame that journalistic ethics are so rare they evoke praise when they're expressed.
