Six O'Clock Entertainment

This morning I was reading about Tom's disgust with the media. He sees there being News bars in the future, much like we have sports bars. In this case, you would have Bill O' Reilly or Chris Matthews on the big screen instead of the Steelers and Cowboys. Some time back, Kordalian discussed much the same thing. He sees the media, as does Tom, as entertainment.

Also last night, I had to do a little shopping in town. While at the Dollar Store (yes, I am cheap, so sue me), the cashier was wondering why there were two vehicles from the local media in town. We both figured it had something to do with the town meeting. There has been a lot of mud-slinging going on about our Mayor not doing his job, or trying to hide things. He's a good guy, I like him, and I really wish they would just let the man do his job.

But what really brought all of this together for me was listening to the radio on my drive in. Can you guess what song was playing as I drove in this morning? If you're smart, you would've guessed "Dirty Laundry" by the Eagles.

So like Tom, and Kordalian, I am seeing the media as more of an entertainment business. I guess it has always been this way, but it is becoming a lot more evident as of late. They are not trying to hide is so much. At least I don't think so. If it were really about providing news to the people, we would see a lot more stories about the good that is happening in our world, and in our towns, and less talk about the bad. Sure bad stuff happens. So does a lot of good stuff. Why don't we hear about the good things? Because it doesn't sell. And if they are trying to sell, they are in it for the money. They are in it to entertain.