Some of the reporting is awfully sensationalist and fear mongering, playing on people’s fears to get a quick, cheap story. There’s a good list of some of the worst examples on the Journalist Wall of Shame. Really quite shocking what’s being said, which is a real shame because it just feeds on people’s misunderstanding of …
The traditional news media is painting an alarming picture of the situation in Japan; if I just relied on what the TV was saying, you’d think the place was wiped off the map. This excellent post gives some perspective. Some quotes: … to an extent, anyway. See, the thing that people don’t realize is that …
I’m not really a fan of Ricky Gervais’s comedy (must admit I’ve not paid much attention – it could be excellent) and whilst I am not sure I share his definite views I have to say I have a lot of sympathy with his approach in this Wall Street Journal blog entry “A Holiday Message …
I’m going to shut up about the TSA thing now (although tomorrow might be interesting) but this (via Fake Steve Jobs) is sad: The awful thing is that the TSA guys want to do a good job, the traveling public want to be safe… and yet we’re here… with no one happy, or indeed safer. …
Great post from Seth Godin on people’s deliberate choice to be uninformed. I am continuously amazed how much trash media people consume, yet hardly touch high-quality thoughtful stuff which more available than ever. Why is it that people will watch what we eat, but not what they read or watch? Why is it they will …
