Sunday, May 21, 2023

News

 The news is not the news. The news is what broadcasters decide the news is and what sponsors decide they will pay for. So chit-chat is the news. A high school football game is the news. Pet stories are the news. Cliché interviews with pro athletes and coaches are the news. Criminals are the news, but integrity is not the news. Sports is always the news and intellectual accomplishment is rarely the news. Books are news but visual art and poetry are not the news. World news is given as much airtime as entertainment news. The news is not the news.

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