Here's an interesting article about news and the Web. Wired. From my browsing I find there is really no news. It is the same stories day after day on the same subject day after day. Boring. Network news is boring. We are always getting bombarded by reports that reiterate the subject and adding little new content. What does this tell you? NO NEW CONTENT.
I remember the day when the news was reported and could be put into a half hour. Today there has to be stories and side-bar stories, and then there is the the footnote story. The local tie-in always cracks me up. They will find that one person out of a thousand that was there and must ask him/her about it. Then there is the "other side". "Well balanced" is a phrase that also cracks me up. What do you mean? Report the facts, don't twist them, don't spin them. Facts are facts.
Just had to vent on this one. The news is a sore spot for me. I want to read a headline that gets me to the story. Then I want to read the facts and the potential cause and effect of these facts. What ever happened to the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How? Maybe I am just missing something here.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Random Thoughts
As with most bloggers, I felt I wanted a place to put random thoughts, push philosophy, and just blab.
Today, I was pondering the China-Tibet conflict. I know conflict is a harsh word, but it is a conflict. What and why is really beyond me and even the media. It is reported that China is blocking YouTube posts regarding this event. Google News/Inforworld.
It doesn't surprise me that a government wants to block such video. Censorship? Yes. Try to stop the truth? Maybe. Try to stop the spread of violence due to crazy people needing a cause whether it is right or wrong? Quite possible.
My uneducated thoughts on this is China should let Tibet be their own country/nation. Why hold onto something that doesn't want to be held? The country is very isolated to begin with and the people there are, or appear, to be peaceful and quiet. Is it that bad to let them be? On the other hand, could Tibet benefit from support from the Chinese government? I don't know. These are the strange things that I wonder about Communists philosophy. What would a country like the USA do if Alaska decides it wants to leave? Would it fight to keep them. Violent fighting? Would it support them and encourage good relations after a split? How heavy handed do you think your government would be if this situation arose?
Let Tibet be Tibet. What's the big deal?
Today, I was pondering the China-Tibet conflict. I know conflict is a harsh word, but it is a conflict. What and why is really beyond me and even the media. It is reported that China is blocking YouTube posts regarding this event. Google News/Inforworld.
It doesn't surprise me that a government wants to block such video. Censorship? Yes. Try to stop the truth? Maybe. Try to stop the spread of violence due to crazy people needing a cause whether it is right or wrong? Quite possible.
My uneducated thoughts on this is China should let Tibet be their own country/nation. Why hold onto something that doesn't want to be held? The country is very isolated to begin with and the people there are, or appear, to be peaceful and quiet. Is it that bad to let them be? On the other hand, could Tibet benefit from support from the Chinese government? I don't know. These are the strange things that I wonder about Communists philosophy. What would a country like the USA do if Alaska decides it wants to leave? Would it fight to keep them. Violent fighting? Would it support them and encourage good relations after a split? How heavy handed do you think your government would be if this situation arose?
Let Tibet be Tibet. What's the big deal?
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