News Not Celebrities!

I will make this complaint public once again: news channels – electronic, print and social media – should be used to spread facts that build understanding and a shared history of mankind’s efforts on this planet. It should not be wasted on factoids about celebrities. That is pure entertainment. It may be of interest, but it is not news.  Pretty simple, isn't it?

But no, it is not. Why? Because the lowest common denominators among us demand this trivia. As long as they do serious news is shoved aside for ratings and ad power. Money and greed take it from there.

I believe in the common good. That is not socialism. It is not communism. It is social good of all of us. Together the human community can move mountains and create good things. But first we must not be distracted by the fluff of life that is paraded before our noses daily.

I do not wish to read one more article on the Kardsahians or Jenners. I do enjoy stories about athletes who have conquered outrageous odds to win a special day for themselves and their fans. But not sports for sports' sake. Please!

Art is an expression of the soul and needs to be shared with all. After all, we live with art in every facet of our lives. We just don’t recognize it. That’s because we are being distracted by worthless factoids of drivel!

The powers of Mother Nature have built a wonderful Earth in which to rejoice. But she also wreaks havoc on the lives of inhabitants from storms of fury, fires of might, and floods of awesome power. We need to read about these things. These are news of the natural world. Like science and history, and other building blocks of human understanding.

News of entertainment and celebrities are unimportant. Politicians especially are celebrities of another sort. I have my favorites; you do too. Fine and dandy. But let’s look upon what these folk accomplish, not what personalities make them comely.

I firmly believe that we would all get along much better if we would attend to these basic rules of media. Why can’t corporations and advertisers in general do good deeds by sharing good words and supporting news media more appropriately?

Theirs is the power that makes the difference. The media channels would listen and act accordingly.

Let’s give this a try!

August 15, 2014