Sorry if I overlooked some thread that dealt with that already, but...
How do you see the press nowadays? As an important information source? A catastrophe-fed-moloch? Or a double-edged sword?
Whenever I see some coverage about some attack, war whatever the first question is (in german TV, news) "Are there Germans involved, wounded, dead?" "What consequences does that have on Germany?" This kind of report sickens me... Do you know how many people are ethnically cleansed away day by day in Africa? Surely not, since noone gets to hear about it. Who cares if 10,000 people die in Burundi? Only 500,000+ dead sell good on the media market! And the info on latest ascapade of some glamour star, just caught after ferocious chase by reporters is a million worth more, so strike that report about hunger-dead in X! We are already directed by the media to concern less for some people. Maybe CNN is less bad than others, at least I see there reports I would never be able to see on German news. But still, it's cut pretty short and with the question after influences on USA it might have...
Today, you don't win an electio by good offers, but by the money you have to broadcast your election show.
The only thing I consider interesting about TV for example are some scientific shows, about history, astronomy, physics and such.
How do you see the press nowadays? As an important information source? A catastrophe-fed-moloch? Or a double-edged sword?
Whenever I see some coverage about some attack, war whatever the first question is (in german TV, news) "Are there Germans involved, wounded, dead?" "What consequences does that have on Germany?" This kind of report sickens me... Do you know how many people are ethnically cleansed away day by day in Africa? Surely not, since noone gets to hear about it. Who cares if 10,000 people die in Burundi? Only 500,000+ dead sell good on the media market! And the info on latest ascapade of some glamour star, just caught after ferocious chase by reporters is a million worth more, so strike that report about hunger-dead in X! We are already directed by the media to concern less for some people. Maybe CNN is less bad than others, at least I see there reports I would never be able to see on German news. But still, it's cut pretty short and with the question after influences on USA it might have...
Today, you don't win an electio by good offers, but by the money you have to broadcast your election show.
The only thing I consider interesting about TV for example are some scientific shows, about history, astronomy, physics and such.
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