The State of the Media Address

We all have been watching the news coverage of the recent earthquake in Haiti. I found more than a few things interesting in my own viewing. I noted that while supplies, medical doctors, food, water, and aid slowly trickled in the news media was there almost instantly. Katie Couric, Dianne Sawyer, and Brian Williams all had front row seats to the devastation. Their private or corporate jets had hit the runways in Haiti's capital with nary a snag. Meanwhile things of nessesity hit the inevitable gridlock. Planes had to refuel or reroute because of this gridlock. Food, supplies and doctors will eventually get there, just not in time. Byron Pitts of CBS did a story outside of a hospital. They had one doctor tending to 300 (well they stopped counting at 300) on the front lawn. Of course the doctor had time to do an interview. It went something like this. "Wow! You really look like you could use some help." "Yes, we need more doctors. Much more supplies." Now maybe it's just me but if I were a doctor in the middle hell like that I'm pretty sure I'd be more that a little pissed off that some fucking idiot asked me a question like that. This isn't the first time CBS has pulled shit like this either. Laura Logan went on a special assignment in Afghanistan where she followed the guys around who try to find IED's. Pardon me but I don't need someone trying to ask me questions in while I'm busy trying to dismantle bomb. These are stories you report on after the fact. It's a careless disregard for life. I find it to be intolerable. You aren't safe if you play sports either. Just ask Tiger Woods or Brett Farve. All Brett did was unretire and the wolves were all over him hoping he would fail. Jim Rome is my favorite example because he was particularly vicious saying, "hang it up Brett" and "it's over". Brett's more than likely going to the Super Bowl. Jim Rome well he shoots his mouth off on camera. Maybe he should retire seeing as how anything he says has no bearing on anything. Where I'm trying to go with this is...you used to be special to get special treatment. Now you only get special treatment if you are able to report on the special people.