Does the press give to much press to terrible events?

[SlimTrae]

IMO- The media, press on cable & internet really comes across as a business for bias.

Too many adjectives in their stories; hoping to steer the masses in favor/opposition. Before I can decide to call a crime 'heinous' or not, they've already affixed it or justified it...

Its the Taste-makers. Telling you what to feel.

All-day-all-night. 24-sev...365...

[TitoFan]

Bottom line: Giving lots of press to terrible events is a good thing, IMO. We can't be ostriches with our heads in the sand while atrocities are becoming a daily way of life. We need to be horrified, indignant, and angry. Maybe someday something will be done. What? I don't know. If I did, I'd be running for government office.

But I agree that the press needs to stick to reporting the news, not making opinions on it. That's what editorial pages are for. Years ago there was a local clash between university students and police, and some students ended up getting hit with batons and stuff like that. A local paper splashed the headline "Police Brutality". Who the hell are they to pass judgment on an event? Just report the facts and move on.

[SlimTrae]

But I agree that the press needs to stick to reporting the news, not making opinions on it. That's what editorial pages are for.

Well said.