Last night on TVNZ or TV3 (can’t remember which and was probably on both) there was a story about Paris Hilton being arrested for possible possession of cocaine and changing the story she gave to police.
You know the story because no doubt it’s in all our heads. She told the police she thought the cocaine was bubble gum.
I watched the newsreader read the story. Was difficult to know whether her wry smile was because she thought it was funny, or because she thought it was crap.
Crap to be presenting the nation with such pap on a week night under the guise of the evening news.
If I want to know that stuff I’ll buy a woman’s magazine. When I switch on the news I want to learn about what’s happening in our country and our world. Things that matter. That are shaping our world.
Paris Hilton’s cocaine habits are not news.
Don’t see a lot of focus in our news on things like the shitty state of housing across the country, the lack of govt action on doing anything about that and child poverty.
I see political stories that are all about conflict and about personalities. And a lot of fluff. We used to have really good international news coverage. Don’t have much any more.
Our news is infotainment. It’s based around ratings and it needs to change.
To cut a long story short – Prolefeed.
Orwell lives and breathes.
For all pointing to the BBC as an example – nothing to do with them being self confessed left biased.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308215/Yes-BBC-biased-Mark-Thompson-admits-massive-lean-Left.html
The are not even a shadow of their former selves. Once a world leader – now a left wing soapbox.
Orwell, so true, we are heading that way
The BBC tells it like it is. Pity for the RWNJs, reality has a clear left leaning bias. Communities matter. Quality of personal and family relationships matter. Societal support and equality matter.
Time for the Left to fight back to their true values and to make their message heard, with or without the MSM.
Oh yeah, except I haven’t forgiven Aunty Beeb yet for their awful sell out coverage of the lead up to the Iraq war where they backed Blair and Bush in their dishonest dirty war.
Actually, Loota. The BBC has just become a government puppie – since, I think, about the time of the Kelly affair. For instance, they have lost any semblance of impartiality over the Middle East, and follow the US & UK govrnments’ pro-Israeli line.
I prefer Al Jazeera (English) these days – ethnic, national and gender diversity amongst their journalist and front people. Plus there’s a lot of ex-BBC people working for them now.