I'm continually surprised by how the big hitting news sites get away with publishing their latest "breaking news" stories. I remember event just a few short years ago to how the news stories were actual stories with real information and real events to actually be informed about. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
This morning, for about the 5th day in a row, there is a story on the Foxnews.com webpage about how the AP is refusing to cover Paris Hilton. Am I the only one who thinks that this is some of the most ridiculous journalism? (and I use that term loosely...) Only in today's culture of celebrity fascination could we have (for several days in a row, mind you) stories about how we're not going to have any more stories about certain people. Is there really nothing else to write about? Or is it maybe, just maybe, that our press is that infatuated with the celebrity culture that there is such a small percent of the world that they actually pay attention to?
I've never met Anna Nicole Smith. I've never met anyone that has. I don't know anything about her, her son, her lifestyle, etc. She died in early February and somehow her passing managed to dominate the news (every major news station) for the better part of an entire month. Why?
I'm not suggesting that the press only report on stories that are relevant to me. Maybe I'm just preparing you for the answer that you'll get if you ask me if I "can believe that Ms. Smith died..." or if I "think that this guy or that guy did it" or if Barry Bonds uses sterioids, or if Pacman Jones is guilty again or if I thin Nichole Richie's marriage will last, or if Tom Cruise is crazy, or if his baby will be a scientologist, or if P-Diddy actually punched the guy...or if Kobe and Ron Artest or guilty...
Is this really headline type material?
