MH370 is not the most important thing in the world, but CNN wants us to believe it is.
I don’t blame CNN. The 24 hr news network is a lot like a dog with a ball. You keep throwing the ball and it keeps bringing it back until, finally, the dog collapses or you manage to get away. This is exactly what happens when CNN sinks their teeth into a news story they suspect the public may have some interest in. Right now that plane is apparently more interesting then everything else going on in the world.
What kind of world is this where I have to turn to FOX to figure out what else matters to the American audience? I’m exaggerating of course. I watch Fox on occasion solely to see what Jon Stewart will make fun of while its actually happen. Red Eye is especially good for that. The jokes and poor humor on that show is so close to in your face racism/classism that if someone shouted ‘nigger’ the host would probably reply, ‘about time!’
Don’t even get me started on Huckabee.
The fact is, there is not a lot of options for intelligent media and the reason is intelligence just isn’t appreciated or even marketable anymore. Being smart isn’t about developing cogent thoughts about literature, philosophy, and science. Being smart is knowing what the best phone apps are and how to find them. Part of changing that culture is changing the news we absorb every day. After all, you are what you consume.
I guess that makes me a zombie plane.