03-21-2003, 01:02 AM
Nystul,Mar 20 2003, 10:43 AM Wrote:How so? Should the media never cover tragedies and wars, or should all journalists work for free? They are getting paid to do their job, just like any other day of the week. If the media weren't covering this, then everyone would be like "Hey didn't we go to war? Are we still fighting? Did we win or lose? Are we all communists yet?"Getting paid a decent salary for covering world events is ok. Newbroadcasts as mainstream entertainment is not. There used to be a time when news were news, not reality show entertainment. The operational strategy of CNN etc. is what sickens me, not the individual reporters.
Personally I think some of the journalists have to be a little bit insane to be covering this conflict from inside enemy territory, but I don't hold it against them.
So I guess I should readjust my statement. I hope Ted Turner gets hit by a misguided bomb, not the reporters. :P