Friday, January 30, 2004

In The News

Shonk, over at Selling Waves, has been reading G.K. Chesterson’s The Ball and the Cross, and, ties a quote from said book, to a post by fellow contributor Curt, and then expands on that thought. The thought deals with what is in the news and objective reporting of the news.  Shonk’s conclusion.

"So what’s the solution? Well, to be honest, I’m not sure there is one, but it might be a good start to acknowledge that “journalistic objectivity” is not merely an unattainable goal, but actually a very harmful and oxymoronic conceit."

I gave up watching the teevee news about five years ago, encouraged by a friend to take a two week fast from the idoicies that beam into my living room, that continues to this day.  I still get a daily newspaper, but its value is mostly as a feed for local happenings.  I receive my news from the internet.  Granted, the content on the internet is basically the same as the content in dead tree print or moving pictures, but, at least I do not have to listen to some “news” reader’s tonal inflections, accompanied by a treacly smile, of approval or disapproval of what is being read.

Posted by John Venlet on 01/30 at 05:38 AM
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