As I half-watch and listen to the morning "news" coverage on CNN and MSNBC, I am struck, once again, by the breathless, melodramatic reporting about the CA wildfires. To paraphrase, 'multi-million dollar homes destroyed! 30,000 neighbors evacuated! The fickle fires of choosing to destroy this "beautiful mansion" and not that one! OH THE HUMANITY!
Meanwhile, there's ho-hum, low-intensity coverage of actual tragedies like massive civilian casualties in Afghanistan. And attempts to spin the unemployment numbers as a sign of recovery. And ridiculous non-analysis of the Republic 'rebranding' effort.
Am I surprised by the vacuous, wealth obsessed, "stunningly superficial" coverage? Not in the slightest- but I'm gonna rant about it!
Follow me beyond the jump and through the looking-glass...
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