News Binge: April 3
Whether it was intentional or it just happened this way, one of the media’s responsibilities is to decide what is important.
“They” can decide which terrorist attacks we discuss, which presidential candidates you understand, and which sports we talk about.
Or is that still the case? With interactive technology like social media and this stupid blog, have “we” taken the control? If so, are we taking advantage of that alleged power? Or do we just care about sex icons, intoxicating clickbait, and popularity?
And now for our regularly scheduled program.
Currently, identifying alternative remedies for heroin users and rising sea levels feels important.
Most of us appreciate coverage of digital privacy (even in the context of suicide). Because whichever side of the political spectrum you sit or stand on, it’s an imminent issue.
Not sure if the presidential election is important enough to dominate headlines for like 18 months, but sure, it deserves seven links this week considering that I’m simply regurgetating what they’re writing about. Does Trump’s foreign policy have to make sense when his constituents are ethnocentric as hell? Here’s another one, are we surprised he found a way to make a bizarre comment about a hot-button issue? Moving on, campaign contributions have been a narrative in 2016. It’s always fun when an outlet like NPR argues about who is more liberal or when Clickhole writes stories that people read as non-fiction. Here’s a fun middle-ground between those two scenarios.
The sports media is an escape from the “serious” issues. These NBA free agency round-ups have been everything. The Cavs are a spectacle… is LeBron losing his mind? More Ohio sports news for my fellow Ohioans. Here’s some Major League innovations to look for because today was Opening Day. It remains an escape, but sports can be a reflection of larger cultural phenomenans… another example.
Sports may be silly, but it produces clicks (and therefore revenue) for media companies. So why not more? I mean, people are interested in electric cars and music streaming services.
On the contrary, some media figures write about (FAVORITE READ OF THE WEEK →) what other journalists cover and how.
We can all agree that people are important, but what about person? Apparently Trevor Noah, some independent weed-sellers and Eric Rogers, deserve publicity.
Oh yeah, here’s some clever coverage about dimly-lit Instagram posts of food, lazy workers, and affordable housing.
