Here is my take on what the internet has to offer in the way of news. Some are current. Others are always with us. Just in case it is a slow news day, I have included the filler headlines that are all too present!
Ebola comes to America : treatment of Liberian
patients
Sub stories:
-Journalists
covering the story and their risks
-Medical
workers exposed and infected; treated in America
-US Military
personnel on scene to help; risks they face
Middle East Military Action: battling ISIS
in the region with two hands tied behind the back
Sub stories:
-Coalition
Support: air strikes and their effectiveness
-Beating
back ISIS gives Syria
tactical advantage
-Turkey and Saudi Arabia sitting on their hands
-Iraq begs for
return of US troops
-Egypt , Libya ,
Lebanon
ferment continues
-Israel
silent for now; how long?
-America ’s
resolve is long term: Really?
Old News Topics:
-What
happened to US cash in Iraq ?
Tracing final destinations
-Snowden
Effect: future of US spying on citizens?
-Racism in America : St.
Louis is just a symptom
Sports: seasonal athletic contests
Sub stories:
-Personal
Stories: conquests from diversity
-Regional
teams and their allure
-Distraction
Value: escaping the horrors of the world
Celebrity News: The Kardashians Again?
Sub stories:
-Looking
back at old favorites
-Who’s new
on the scene?
-Trends in
celebrity fashions
-Trends in
celebrity behavior
-Sex and
celebrities
-Distraction
Value: escaping my dull life
Weather; whether it will, or won’t
Sub stories:
-To
umbrella or not
-To bundle
or not
-To shed or
not
-Disasters
of yesterday, today and tomorrow
Education and Science: where technology is taking us
Sub stories:
-Learning
successes
-Measuring
our progress
-Little
known facts that startle
-Harnessing
technology for quality living
-Labor woes
in education circles
-Return on
Investment: does education pay any dividends?
-Keeping it
fresh: discovering new worlds of thought
Arts and Entertainment: celebrating life and vision
Sub Stories:
-Who’s new
in the visual arts?
-What’s new
in the performing arts?
-Making new
celebrities: what attracts audience?
Medicine: the good, bad and ugly of keeping us alive
Sub stories:
-New trends
in health care
-Paying for
health care
-New hope from old ashes
-Careers
and medical care advancements
-Same Old…:
what medical care never goes away
Business news: An old tale of effort and profit
Sub stories:
-Mergers
and sell outs: who’s new and who’s passé?
-Re-branding:
selling the old with a new name
-Advertising
for fun and profit, or prophet?
-Stock
market swings: boom or bust and other cliff hangers
-CEO pay
trends; minimum wage drama
-IPOs and
other sell outs
Politics and Government: the war of ideologies
Sub Stories:
-Cynicism
and power: the struggle goes on and on and on…
-Political
Parties: relevant or not?
-Campaign
Finance Reform: Really?
-Fairness
Doctrine and other myths
-The Right
and Left against the Middle: the struggle goes on and on and on…
-Political
careers for fun, prophet and profit; yet another saga of greed
These may be headlines or story lines common to American
sociology. My question is: do these story lines reflect life in other countries
around the globe? If so, what on earth do we do now? Anyone have an answer?
Have all the normal people gone to bed or are they still
paying attention? Inquiring minds want to know.
October 14, 2014
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