Seriously, folks, how does media do it? To fulfill the task of NEWS, the media has to spend 24/7 looking for hideous circumstance–or even better–circumstance that leads to outrage. Then produce columns of scorn, pictures of evil, witty flash with indignation, careful clarification on the crafty affluent, troubled terms apropos the drug ridden poor, blasts at the government, vapid indignation at corruption, commerce-based concern at corporate contempt, and my all time favorite: myopic melodies producing diminutive murmurs about the degrading milieu. And have you ever spoken to someone who was at the core of a NEWS story?  Read more...