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little man · 11-11-2009, 11:31 AM

like so many other things, the "news" has come down to entertainment. advertisers, politicos, station owners are looking for more bang for the buck. or perhaps, more accurately, more buck for the bang.

while the days of yellow journalism are behind us, we've taken yet another turn on the truth spectrum. i've long held that the truth is subjective, and generally it's what you want to believe.

i think the type/level of reporting we see is indicative of the general malaise of society as a whole. if we didn't buy this tripe, they wouldn't be selling it. seems the standards for truth have fallen a bit. perhaps more people are willing to do less thinking for themselves right now.

11-11-2009, 11:31 AM	#8
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