Well, I’ve found that simply ingesting 24-hour news cycles doesn’t get you all the insights you really need to hear. Much as I have come to respect some reporters and their “shows” on TV news networks, they are still hamstrung by corporate offices one floor above the studios. The hamstringing may come from a political persuasion or taboos laid down by advertisers. Result? A lack of completeness.
I may have missed it, but in 100 days of reporting on the Gulf Oil Spill there was no serious discussion about Peak Oil and the reasons this particular incident was so indicative of the future. Nor about the critical fuel consumption addiction that causes such risky exploitation..., er, I mean exploration.
This numbness inhibits civic interest and, often, important societal habit changes. With so many potentially negative news issues on our plates each day, we can work up a pretty strong barrier to life outside our household. That’s a shame.
If there was ever a time to be clear about global health issues and personal futures, it’s now. Why can’t there be frank reporting about oil and gas facts that spell out the adverse affects awaiting all of us?? It’s been upstaged by the 24/7 leak-cam.
If there was ever a time to be clear about global health issues and personal futures, it’s now. Why can’t there be frank reporting about oil and gas facts that spell out the adverse affects awaiting all of us?? It’s been upstaged by the 24/7 leak-cam.
So, I generally limit my time with the boob tube media. By choosing a select variety of daily informational websites to peruse online (including BBC), I can receive a more clear and accurate and complete content on issues. Personally, some of the sites listed along the sidebar of this blog have become my choice for daily informed time. Choose your own. Don’t get numbed. Our informed collective insight about Earth is crucial.