At the state of American television news these days.
In the movie Network-made in 1976-where Peter Finch plays a newsman who goes mad. In this fascinating vivisection of the American news media, British commentator Charlie Booker has it pretty much right, what was absurdly funny in the movie has now become the norm. The video is a little long, but worth watching-especially his descriptions of Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck at the end:
Black Boxes and sparkling wires indeed. I especially like how Booker points out that while Fox decries the idea of a media bias at every opportunity-the real truth is that they are the personification of it.
Couldn’t agree more about Faux News and its bias. Today’s programs (Easter Sunday) offer Rick Warren as a news item and “Facts” on the last days of Jesus. When was the last time they offered any similar programming on Islam, Buddha, Shinto, or any other religious factor?
Jon Stewart offered a hilarious take on the situation on the Daily Show the other day. Here’s a link through a blog worth reading otherwise: http://progressivepeach.typepad.com/progressivepeach/2009/04/confusing-tyranny-with-losing.html
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OAM