Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Just the kind of leader to headline the next UN Human Rights Conference...

Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama's Double-Homicide | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
So far, the president's double-homicide has not been covered by any major news outlets. The only two mentions of the heinous tragedy have been a 100-word blurb on the Associated Press wire and an obituary on page E7 of this week's edition of the Lake County Examiner.

While Obama has expressed no remorse for the grisly murders—point-blank shootings with an unregistered .38-caliber revolver—many journalists said it would be irresponsible for the press to sensationalize the story.

"There's been some debate around the office about whether we should report on this at all," Washington Post senior reporter Bill Tracy said while on assignment at a local dog show. "It's enough of a tragedy without the press jumping in and pointing fingers or, worse, exploiting the violence. Plus, we need to be sensitive to the victims' families at this time. Their loved ones were brutally, brutally murdered, after all."

1 comment:

Dag said...

The MSM go bankrupt because they print fiction as if it were journalism; The Onion prints journalism as if it were fiction. Who's making money in the media market? Inquiring minds want to know.