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July 14, 2006
Lebanon - Israel: US Media
As I count down the US exile, the Leb Land crisis with the Israeli over-reaction is an interesting occasion to observe the sheer incompetence, laziness and pandering that is the US media (mass and blog-loonistan).
Watching CNN in particular I was bemused by a truly stupid waste of broadcast time in reading the inanely ignorant blithering of viewers (which was as predictable as it was unenlightening, such as Avi from LI -not an actual name- ranting on about the evil UN, etc.); hardly news unless one had some analysis of the reactions.
The segement on "knowing our enemy" (our? Has Israel become a US state? Bloody hell, a bit of objectivty mates) re Hizbullah was typically shallow, ill-informed and security focused. Domestic US news really is atrocious. Not a new comment but bloody hell.
Posted by The Lounsbury at July 14, 2006 01:20 AM
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Comments
really, L. i can't believe youre still surprized by this.
Posted by: drdougfir ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://lounsbury.aqoul.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 14, 2006 05:08 PM
I'm an optimist by nature.
Posted by: The Lounsbury at July 14, 2006 06:16 PM
Have you ever seen Italian tv? Mostly scantily clad girls dancing around elderly talk show/lotto hosts.
So with tv and politics, which is the cause and which is the effect?
Posted by: Klaus at July 14, 2006 08:55 PM
Italian TV exists in its own bizarro world that I am incapable of either understanding or addressing.
Posted by: The Lounsbury at July 14, 2006 10:06 PM
I found this entry interesting (via Brian Whitaker) - a comparison between CNN US and CNN International and the former's seeming reluctance to mention the Lebanese civilian death toll.
Posted by: eerie at July 17, 2006 08:54 PM
Eerie, I was actually pleasantly surprised by CNN US reporting yesterday on Lebanon (via Nic Robertson)till of course the stupid anchors came on and offered their commentary. They showed Lebanese civilians and made a mild effort at even-handedness.
Posted by: SP at July 20, 2006 03:04 PM
