Friday, January 23, 2009

what passes for 'news'

Prerecorded music at inauguration causes flap

Remember the violin, cello, clarinet & piano quartet at the Inauguration?
Turns out that - because the piano couldn't stay in tune after prolonged exposure to low temps - the music piped to the crowd was recorded, with the musicians really playing, but not miked.

This 'scandal' has captured the imagination of the cable news talking heads.
It was mentioned briefly yesterday.
Today? I noted at least 4 'news' programs that devoted significant time to 'analyzing' the 'scandal'.
This is journalism???

And we wonder why the media covered the build-up to Iraq so poorly?

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