Yah for sure; this time I decided to let 'em know I'd noticed. Not that I think one critic is going to sway them, but oh, if only a whole bunch of people would write in to ask the same question ...
What I was thinking, but dared not add because it would make them aware of just how unimportant I am to their bottom line, was that things like this are the reason I almost never bother watching television news in the first place, relying on blogs to direct me to newspapers and alternative media instead. The only reason I watched tonight was specifically to see whether they would mention the raids or not.
I wish I did have the power to shame them into reporting this by myself.
Last I checked, local news was generally more interested in who got shot in the bad parts of town, or in running stories along the lines of, "WARNING: [insert common household object/product] CAN KILL YOU!"
They had plenty else to say about the convention, about the campaign in general, about the aftermath of Gustav, etc.; and goodness knows, if a traffic accident halfway across the continent is dramatic enough, the local stations here will report on it the same way they do local stories.
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eftychia at 06:59pm on 2008-09-02
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The corporate media is not our friend...
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What I was thinking, but dared not add because it would make them aware of just how unimportant I am to their bottom line, was that things like this are the reason I almost never bother watching television news in the first place, relying on blogs to direct me to newspapers and alternative media instead. The only reason I watched tonight was specifically to see whether they would mention the raids or not.
I wish I did have the power to shame them into reporting this by myself.
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There's a reason the networks (like the Republicans, Gods willing) are dying. And they've no one to blame but themselves....
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