Media

When the San Francisco Giants held its first full squad work out on Tuesday, there was one thing all the players noticed what was gone: the media.  " That's the biggest thing," infielder Kevin Frandsen  said. "When you walk in here, you can actually walk in here."  With the Bonds era finally ending, the clubhouse can finally relax.  Barry Zito mentioned that some San Francisco players weren't "totally comfortable in their own skin" around Bonds, and reliever Brian Wilson said players will no longer have to walk around "on eggshells." 

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The death of Heath Ledger though tragic, recently brought something to light: what used to pass for media reporting has simply become a joke. 

Was it just me or were all the talking heads on all the network news simply spewing wikipedia'd facts about a celebrity with which they themselves knew virtually nothing about.  The seamless spew of misinformation revealed the weakness in what we now call American journalism.  People used to watch the news to learn something - not to be told information that we can process by simply watching what the news anchors are watching.  Even the prepared packages were laughable, filled with misinformation about Ledger's whereabouts, what his last moments were and so on.  Endless b-roll of Ledger at red carpet events looped with retired police officers, coroners, and anyone else with a voice had a mike thrown in their face and asked about how they felt that Mary-Kate Olsen was the first to call 911 - and whoops, actually it was the masseuse, oh, and breaking news, there was a $20 bill.  This isn't reporting, this is just telestrating what's on screen.

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If the things that are written the space that follows affect you in any way, then keep reading.  It's doing its job.  And thank you, for letting it.

I thank you because commentary, by nature doesn't survive on its own accord - it only lives and dies by the reactions to it.  If the reactions are strong, in either direction, then I believe the commentary serves its purpose.  If the commentary allows you to make your own opinion, then that's gravy.

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