There are two really big stories of the moment it seems. Some news stories come and go, and some claw for a few moments more in the spotlight, and then some demand our attention. When two come into the public eye at the same time, it is like heaven and hell combined. So many interesting things, and still we need to focus on one. Do we choose to marginalize our time, and learn a little about both, or focus on one, to the detriment of the other?
At the moment, the two competing stories are the disaster in Haiti, and the disaster on late-night television. Wait! One story is about the disaster that has devastated the lives of millions, and brought an already heartbreakingly poor nation to unthinkable depths of misery, and the other is about rich, popular men squabbling pettily about who gets to make people laugh at what time.
There is something that feels absurd about it, and I give some points to Jimmy Kimmel for bringing up this absurdity. Play nicely, shut up, whatever works! Leno is worth at least $100 million. He doesn't need to have a show. He already is established as a great comic, and doesn't need to worry about his legacy anymore.
Enough of my ranting. I'm just trying to say, I think there should be more serious stories, less stupid, trivial, shallow nonsense. I understand, the latter is a lot easier to write, but reporters get paid, and not for the stupid stuff.
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