Peterson Coverage: Does Our Culture Value Life?

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Tuesday December 14, 2004 · 3:36 PM PST

2004/12/14 · 15:36

During the past months, and especially the past couple of days, the media's coverage of the Scott Peterson case has absolutely threatened to drive me insane. I've tried my best to simply ignore it, changing the channel or turning off the television or radio when it is mentioned, or skipping that story in the newspaper. Yesterday I was watching Jeopardy when they interrupted with a special report on the verdict, which was the last straw.

I complained loudly to my girlfriend, who was sympathetic, but couldn't understand why it bothered me so much. She got me started thinking about exactly why it DID bother me - I had always avoided thinking about it at all. When I did give any thought to why it bothered me, I always attributed it to the fact that it took away valuable time and resources away from real stories that people should be paying attention to. Read More

What Would Walt Disney Do?

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Wednesday November 17, 2004 · 6:52 PM PST

2004/11/17 · 18:52

In the wake of the minor uproar about the Monday Night Football intro this week, Michael Powell, chairman of the FCC, was quoted as saying, "I wonder if Walt Disney would be proud?" If this is the standard we are to expect from the FCC, we are in more trouble than I had previously thought. Read More

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