things that make me disgusted with the US media

[2eclipse]

apparently there has been another incident of cannibalism in the international media, a guy named Armin Meiwes ate a guy who begged to be eaten. has this popped up in us papers anywhere? no, of course not. but you can bet the rest of the world knows about jeffrey daumer(sp?) and the like. it is always so discouraging to me to see how the media selects what is and is not important to tell the american public. cannibals in 1st world countries? does that seem unimportant to ya'll? hell i think it's pretty important in 3rd world countries, but we don't hear much of that either.

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[lucifermourning.livejournal.com]

if it makes you feel better, i haven't heard of it over here, either.

[sidhebear.livejournal.com]

The difference, I think, is in the choice.

It can hardly be labeled a travesty if they guy was of reasonably sound mind and WANTED to be eaten.

Their selection is hardly based on any value that the information itself may have, it's simply for shock value because shock sells.

Considering that the main purpose of the current news media (regardless of political affiliation) is to exert some degree of CONTROL over what people are thinking about the information they are fed moreso than to present information and allow people to decide for themselves, the elimination of this news story makes perfect sense.

Marketing and Advertising are the new news.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i hated it that the media plays god with the public. i consider it completely disrespectful and also evil. there is a certain amount of choosing that news people HAVE to do if they want to put out a paper in any amount of time....but i don't think that's what we're talking about here. the media drones on endlessly about things they have already told us because it is what is "sexy" to report about and will get lots of attention...and neglects what is going on that is really important. the genocide happening in darfur, sudan went on for years before finally getting any attention in the us press, for example.

on the other hand, i also believe suicide and murder are sins. if this sounds closed-minded, i can surely explaine why i think this as well - it's not merely because the bible says so.
and i don't think anyone who wants to commit suicide (and who is not in a situation where they are being tortured or in some sort of trauma) is right in the head. they need help, not to have their skewed wishes granted. i say this as someone who has been suicidal and talked people out of similar states.