Ziggyy108":9v6d0kta said:
I would argue that the media are jackasses and they have the easiest jobs in the world.
They watch sports and then sit on the couch and write about it.
If you don't mind my asking...what is your occupation? Whether you're a doctor or a plumber, there's a joke that can be made about your profession, as well, and you can bet it has it's share of jackass'. Am I wrong?
This forum, which btw would be considered "media", is littered with pieces that flatter our Hawks on a daily basis. Why read any of that? Why put any stock in any of those compliments when the writer is obviously just some dimwit jackass that sits on his couch all day? The writer that says "Luck is better than Wilson" sucks no more than the writer that says "Wilson is better than Luck". It's all about perspective (and what you want to hear).
It appears I am singling you out, I'm not. "The media sux" thing is widespread. I ask these questions in all sincerity. I have been with "the media" in one capacity or another for the majority of my adult life and for the most part, can speak only favorably of the majority of
writers and reporters I have known. Some are better than others, to be sure, but the majority of these people take their craft quite seriously.
OTOH, do know that what you are reading in the big papers, and certainly what you are watching on TV, is not necessarily the actual opinion of the reporter or commentator. Big news equals big money and like any profession, there will be those that choose money over art. At the networks, in particular, it's seldom that an editor, or director, isn't catering to ratings or sponsors. They push their heavily influenced agendas on the writer, then the commentator, and tell both to jump. Really no different than any other corporation.
The media, in general, is simply offering perspective. It is up to you, the individual, to process that information and form your own opinion. You have a choice in what you choose to believe. To those that believe "The media sux", I believe you would have a very difficult time living without it.