Comments on: OMGWTFBBQ, 33 People Died! http://www.blogitude.com/2007/04/19/omgwtfbbq-33-people-died/ Blogging with Attitude Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:09:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9791 hourly 1 By: Monty http://www.blogitude.com/2007/04/19/omgwtfbbq-33-people-died/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Monty Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:17:46 +0000 http://www.blogitude.com/2007/04/19/omgwtfbbq-33-people-died/#comment-3066 This is the turning point. Media has been evolving into a shark feed for a while. When it was Anna Nicole, it was laughable. But seeing the huge news sources feasting on the tortured remains of these people, and waving the flag of the attacker and interviewing anyone who had any opinion of any aspect of any part of anything that had to do with this mess, well, I think we all are sick of it. The mass of people who throng to "fix the problem" are hopefully saying, "you, Mr. Reporter, you are a problem." You can be sure that is the sentiment in Blacksburg. It is certainly the case for me. A big example of this frenzy is how the NBC news became the news as part of reporting the news. How the media coverage itself is part of the story. They are so hungry to put this crap in front of us, that they are actually reporting on themselves. It's like some Monty Python skit, except its just not funny. It's sick. This is the turning point. Media has been evolving into a shark feed for a while. When it was Anna Nicole, it was laughable. But seeing the huge news sources feasting on the tortured remains of these people, and waving the flag of the attacker and interviewing anyone who had any opinion of any aspect of any part of anything that had to do with this mess, well, I think we all are sick of it.

The mass of people who throng to “fix the problem” are hopefully saying, “you, Mr. Reporter, you are a problem.” You can be sure that is the sentiment in Blacksburg. It is certainly the case for me.

A big example of this frenzy is how the NBC news became the news as part of reporting the news. How the media coverage itself is part of the story. They are so hungry to put this crap in front of us, that they are actually reporting on themselves. It’s like some Monty Python skit, except its just not funny. It’s sick.

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