When the Media ignores the News

(Compiler's note: Ever wonder why the American people have lost interest in the standard media? It has become another form of tabloid rather than a source of real news. rca)

Today I was watching Fox News; yes I know it is becoming one of the least favorites sources of real news for me as well. However, I was hoping to glean some important information from the network. Suddenly, an alert flashed across the screen and it happened that Russia had invaded Georgia, a United States ally and possible future NATO member. The talking head was just getting ready to actually speak first hand to a witness to the incursion, when suddenly she told the witness to hold on because there was another breaking story that they had to report on first and then they would return to him.

What was this important story that Fox News deems more important than a Russian incursion into a U.S. ally’s territory? It was nothing more than former Presidential hopeful John Edwards had an affair on his wife and they broke in for a press release. I was dumbfounded and numbed by the utter absurdity of this situation. For one thing, Edwards is a non-news issue because he is no longer a Presidential contender, and secondly we have already seen this exact same farce play out with Rudy Giuliani. Remember, wife dying and he decides that he must have someone else.

I waited for quite some time for the news to revert back to the importance of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, but the more I watched the less likely it seemed that the news would return to anything of importance and the talking heads were very satisfied discussing what would be the political fallout of John Edwards’s political career. I have seen too many instances where the major media has not covered what is the important news and will instead declare themselves as “The Election Headquarters” of a political cycle which nobody is interested in. Yet, it seems that they are doing everything they can to entice us into getting interested into who wins. Honestly, I think that the majority of Americans do not care because they know that there will be no real change.

There are too many important things happening in the world than the Olympics, infidelity, and Paris Hilton. Although, I liked the way she made both candidates seem as irrelevant as they are within a thirty second spot. Quite simply, the media is not reporting the news that is important to the people of this country. I find it ridiculous that the major media would concentrate its efforts on issues that do not affect the average American citizen. However, any time there is a conflict in the world Americans will be affected whether it is economically, or emotionally.