Predators

I have an axe to grind. This particular axe has to do with the media in our country. Watching "journalists" descend like locusts on the scene of a tragedy (like the one in Minneapolis) makes me wonder how they live with themselves. It's just sick the way they flock to misfortune. Could Katie Couric have made it here any quicker? Does her presence here really contribute anything to the story?

The questions they ask and the way they report on these events is disgusting. They try to press doctors for information on injured/deceased people before families have even been notified. Then, as soon as families do know, the media is there sticking microphones in their faces asking inane questions. "How did you feel?" "Did you ever think something like this might happen?" It makes me sick. Not to mention the fact that events are reported from every angle that creates maximum paranoia. Our media don't report the news, they sell fear.

I know that not all journalists are this way. I know that there was a time when this mercenary style didn't define the profession. I do think, however, that the majority of mainstream journalists should be ashamed of themselves.

So there.