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The media is once again in an uproar this week. Is it because of the war in the Middle-East? Is it because all of our nation’s money appears to be on fire? No. It is because Tiger Woods just played in his first tournament since news of his multiple affairs hit the national spotlight.
People who know me know that I complain about a lot of things, most of which are quite arbitrary, but I cannot stand to hear about the personal problems of a celebrity. When I listen to the news I want to learn something. I want to find out how the world is doing, not listen to a constant feed of gossip and babble. Ever since I decided to become a student of Journalism, I have been paying attention to the news with an intensity that I did not have in high school, and that intensity has made me realize just how pointless these celebrity news stories are, and it has made me very uncomfortable not only with the state of modern journalism, but also with the state of mind of the American people.
Americans need to realize that distracting themselves from the blatantly obvious problems of their country is not the proper way of to handle the situation. Unless we can learn to pay less attention to what color Lindsay Lohan dyed her hair and pay more attention to why CEO’s are getting million dollar raises, then we might not have a chance as a country or a culture.