The morning news. mundane sentinel of the everyman's routine. Breaking events and stunning national catastrophes preserved and distorted until they fit on a cue card in some far of building. A cheery broadcast of full smiles and smooth jazz to distribute authoritative weather forecasts. But what of the information that doesn't make it to our candy colored herald? A child is killed in a basement in Egypt. A man commits murder in a Louisiana back alley. A Japanese plane crashes in a mountain range. No one knows, no one cares. perhaps, the weight and worth of information has flux not only from various perspectives, but also predisposed beliefs and values. The thought of applying demographics to important news and information can seem disillusioning, but perhaps it is a necessary step to creating relevant public broadcasting. Maybe attention spans fluctuate in accord to individual interest level and irrelevant value bias no matter how important the news.
and so we continue to look on at the pandering excuse for informational media that we see today, but who's fault is it really? Doesn't it make sense that since we refuse uninteresting fact, we only get what we get? Perhaps.
