The Importance of News
October 16th, 2007 | Published in Current Events, Culture, Essays | 2 Comments
I’ve written a short essay over at DG Blog on The Importance of News.
October 16th, 2007 | Published in Current Events, Culture, Essays | 2 Comments
I’ve written a short essay over at DG Blog on The Importance of News.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:25 am (#)
Great write. I would like to add one point as to the affect of news: It mangles the senses to our responsibility in the now. It makes a man more concerned with Bush’s political maneuvering than with his neighbor’s. I live in Portland, OR where news (whether the Willamette Weekly sort or the mainstream Oregonian) is the road map for peace. Only peace looks like anger and cynicism. Everyman’s conspiracy can be supported by the news.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:50 am (#)
Great point. If I had talked about the biases and consequences of news, the essay would have been much different!