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The problem with media is that they are drawn by two very weighty factors:
1) To provide coverage of any and all news, whenever and wherever it happens; In essence, to inform the public of the truth, whatever that may entail.
and
2) To make money. Ergo, they need to attract readers (viewers, listeners, etc) and the most successful way of doing that, is to have the most exciting or shocking or befuddling headlines, even at the risk of aggrandizement.
Of course, you can't pluck them out of the market system and put them on the government payrolls. That creates a whole new rote of problems. =]
I suppose that we'll all have to hope and pray for people to take the time to become self-informed, in this day of 24 newscasts and emergency email updates.
Edit: Elmonster! Woot!
[ 03-19-2004, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: ryaldin ]
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