Where Has the News Gone

Have I gone insane or is the news gone?

The last few times I have tried to sit ad watch the News I have noticed a disturbing trend. The don't actually show news on the News anymore. Last night was a perfect example of this new trend.

I sat and watched the segments of the KXLY News cast at 11pm and this is what I found. 10 minutes were spent covering local and national news and local weather. The next 20 minute of the broadcast were spent on state basketball tournaments. That was promptly followed with about 5-10 minutes of fires and car accidents from Virginia, Florida, and other parts of the country.

Not once was there any mention of the wars we are waging around the globe, our financial crisis, lack of jobs, or the natural disaster in Chile (guess Haitians are more important to Americans). I guess the flaming shit storm this country doesn't rank high enough on our agendas.

I must be strange because I seem to be more concerned with why there was a SWAT team less than a mile from my home conducting a raid and how many more Americans lost their lives in a war for oil than if Gonzaga Prep. beat Enumclaw.

It is pathetic that a van rolling over on a freeway in Virginia and a monkey loose in Tampa get more coverage than the fight for a national health care plan.

Here are the current (2-5-10 6:56p PST) stories on the front page of AOL.
1)'Details Emerge About Pentagon Shooter'
Internet posts reveal John Bedell, who
opened fire on police, believed the
government was behind 9/11 attacks.

2)'I'm Very Open in Talking About My Wife'
America learned about Danny Gokey's
loss on last year's 'Idol' -- but what he
said on stage is hardly the entire tale.

3)'I Had a One-Night Stand When I Was 39'
Mary Pols isn't proud of that, but she
is proud of the beautiful baby boy she
ended up conceiving that night.

4)'He Holds Porsche's Future in His Hands'
Michael Mauer heads the automaker's
design department. He sat down with
us to talk trends & what inspires him.
The car he wants in his garage

5)'You're So Vain' Isn't About Who You Think'
Denying it's David Geffen, Carly Simon
says it could be about Jesus or Mozart,
keeping fans guessing for a bit longer.

6)'Apple, Meet Your Latest Competition'
Its name, JooJoo, means 'magical' in
an unspecified African language, but
its capabilities are quite specific.

7)'He Survived for 7 Months in a 'Torture Box'
Released from his captors, Eduardo
tells Matt Lauer about living conditions
that were 'enough to make you crazy.'

8)'Dan Solomon Probably Isn't Great at Poker'
He'd never really played before joining
a tournament in Vegas. He had one
goal: Outlast the editors of Maxim.

9)'Meryl Streep's 26-Year Oscar Losing Streak'
How could the superb actress win only
2 of 15 nominations? A closer look at
ballots revealed source of her bad luck.

So that makes 1 out of 9 stories that have ANYTHING to do with REAL news!!!!!!!!!
With all of this in mind I would like to say to any hack that claims to be a reporter or in the "news" business that this is NOT news!!! This is garbage that should be reserved for E! and FoxNews. The news is a place for the world to get caught up on world and local (that are actually local) events. We don't care if Paris Hilton showed off her cooter, or tat the octo-mom is still a whore. We care if we are going to wake up to a mushroom cloud over downtown, a crackhead at our door, or a pink slip at work. Pull your collective heads out of one another's asses and report the effing news or go home because I would be more than happy to do your job correctly for half what you make.