A young American speaking eloquently and passionately about his city and the bullshit that too often passes for news reporting on Fox News. There seems to be those who think the young man was indicting all of the media (Chris Hayes chased this theme last night as here on Daily Kos) but I've watched it four times now (the young man is that good) and I will guarantee you he isn't talking about anyone but Fox News. And he's right--Fox News doesn't care about Baltimore, about the poverty, about the joblessness, about the hunger, about the good that these folks do, about the hopelessness they fight every day while still trying to keep hope. Fox News is only there to scare their white republican viewers--the thugs are coming to get you! The thugs are coming to get you!
No, they aren't. They're too damn busy trying to survive to worry about your ignorant asses.
And the children shall lead us, indeed.
Peace,
emaycee
As far as national media is concerned, yeah, he's probably talking about Fox News (although, I might include CNN for it's complete lack of substance). However, we too often forget about local news.
ReplyDeleteI watch my local news several nights a week. I watched local media in D.C. for two years while I lived there. They're both awful.
We often forget just how many people get their news from local outlets, as they can only afford over the air TV. Their news is local, and a half hour of national from some awful schmuck like Brian Williams or David Muir. They both lack substance, and the hard truths get ignored for lighter nonsense that keeps ratings up.
The media, and it ain't just Fox News, is failing that extremely eloquent and thoughtful gentleman from Baltimore. And because of that, we're all failing him too.