The past few times I’ve flown out of the minneapolis airport, it’s been impossible to shut CNN out in the waiting areas. And it’s like I’m watching subtly different variations on the same theme. “Murder and danger to your children, stay tuned for more updates.” And of course, these are unusual or extreme cases in far away places. But I can see how people who turned to CNN for their news could easily turn into shutins afraid of the outside world. I especially loved how the kid who wasn’t allowed to go out, and was being teased by kids at home and online has his suicide attributed to The Internet. Not because he had no life, nothing to do, and nothing to put perspective or meaning in his life. No, it was The Internet. A prime news competitor for television (and to my mind, flat out superior), isn’t that an amazing coincidence. Cherrypicking your stories anyone?<\/p>\n
I have not forgotten the questions post, I’ll get right on that, after I finish my taxes. =)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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