A good chunk of the media is liberal. It's just something that seems only natural these days. The idea of fair and balanced news is a sick joke, we all know that. But I've always said I wanted to do sports, because yes, politics are still involved, but not in the cruel and vicious way the big networks of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdock handle it. Unfortunately, that wonderful four letter sports organization we know too well, as shown their true colors.
A few weeks ago, they aired an interview with presidential hopeful Barack Obama. In the interview, he is shown shooting hoops with Stuart Scott; one of the most famous and most recognized (not just because of that lazy eye) personalities. It proved to be an interview that would sure enough grab the viewer, whether or not you liked the guy or not.
So tonight, I'm in my nightly routine of getting ready for bed/watching SportsCenter, the McCain interview airs. What does it consist of? One shot. No variety. Just McCain sitting, talking, and boring the audience, as Bob Ley (oh, what an attention getter!) asks him dry questions about boxing, steroids, and Palin. There's no other action, no excitement, no nothing. Now yes, I know McCain has quite a few years on Obama, and he probably couldn't handle getting in the ring to show off his favorite sport, but hell, at least let him walk in the park or something! And yeah, Obama is naturally more exciting than McCain, but they went ahead and let Obama do exciting things. I don't care if you're conservative, liberal, black, white, or purple... something just seems fishy.
Now am I going to boycott practically the only television news I watch? Well of course not. The network is what it is for a reason, and it's still the place I want to end up some day. (Yeah I dream big, so what?) I can't help but wonder though if these packages were filmed/arranged/edited the way they were for a specific reason... just a thought. Blame my professors for my cynicism. I guess it's the journalist in me.
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Hello "catfish" i think this is thought provoking and something as i continue my quest to do documentaries and such that i tend to raise an eyebrow to the thoughts and actions behind big corporations. With the continuing buying out of small time news to huge corporations i.e. disney's buyout of espn that there is always an ultimate goal of gets paid by who the most... anyways thank you for the thoughts it is good to here someone else talk about this out loud so people can read and recognize certain aspects of our society.
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