Truth, Lies and In Between

Lately, whenever I hear the media getting all pissy about some issue, or other, I tend to ignore their hysteria. My own common sense has told me that their sensationalism is a mere ploy for ratings, an agenda, or both. I think the media is despicable in their conduct. The sensationalism sells, and it also proves to be nothing in the long run. Global warming is one of those alarmist issues that the media perpetuates daily, even in the face of overwhelming proof against its cause and effect. Just keep beating your heads on the wall. Eventually, you might have an epiphany of sorts and finally figure out that you have squandered billions of dollars on a phantom that was made up by your cohorts and a media that was happy to tag along and often push the agenda.

Hyping hysteria
By Michael J. Economides

The alliance between politicians, their supporters with agendas and the news media is an unholy union, one that does not need elaborate conspiracies to consummate. Hysteria and alarmism in the news is a business-driven matrimony and, in spite of proclamations of safeguarding the public’s right to know, it has little to do with knowing the truth.

For us westerners our press was supposed to be one of the main institutions that separated us from the rest of the world, made us be smug about the superiority of our political system. It was supposed to be different from totalitarian regimes where the press expresses no opinions other than the party line. Our newspapers and TV were supposed to be unbiased and objective.

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