Oh yes, another Media thread!

[CP/M User]

Why the heck do the media have to mark the days of big events from the news. To me the whole point of doing this brands it as a type of "Celebration", it's horrible they have to remind people of the horrors which occured in the past - and on que as well. Why can't they simply move on?!?

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[alexkerhead]

One who forgets the past shall inevitably repeat it.
Subtle reminders from the media remind us of the aweful things, so we never forget. This definitly prepares us for the next one.

[CP/M User]

alexkerhead wrote:

> One who forgets the past shall inevitably repeat it.

> Subtle reminders from the media remind us of the
> aweful things, so we never forget. This definitly
> prepares us for the next one.

I see the media as no more than a mob which wants to spread
propaganda, remind the public of some event & then use big
stupid dump words which you can't even find in an everyday
mans dictionary. So really how twisted is that?

Surely if I could talk at a 12th Grade level to forget a huge
event of some kind occured, it must mean I was literally on
another planet the week something occured!

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[Terry Yager]

Hey, I wasn't on another planet, but someone else was. I completely missed the 1969 moon landing, as I was camping in the northwoods that week with my family. (One of my parent's rules was 'no TV or radio allowed' on a camping trip).

--T

[carlsson]

If the moon landing ever took place... :-P (no, I'm not denying it, but other people are)

[Terry Yager]

Yeah, I shoulda said 'alleged moon landing'...

--T

[carlsson]

And the Moon is not a planet, it is a .. moon to a planet (ours). :-)

Back to the topic, media like to bring up the conmemorative day of certain tragedies, sometimes backed up with a news story what has happened or some leads. I think in most cases, it only stirs up memories rather than make a difference. Last Christmas, it was one year since the tsunami in south pacific Asia, and a lot of ceremonial reporting. I'm not sure if they will bring it up again this coming Christmas, at least not at that scale.

It is said that by remembering what happened - in news reporting as well as movies (see the other rants thread about United 93), people will learn more and gain from it. I think it is only true in the case where there is any news, background or conclusions to tell from what happened. One sign of increased need to pursue this may be the increased informaton flow in general - with the help of Internet, all kinds of rumours and stories can float around much quicker and to a wider audience than it could just 15-20 years ago, not to mention the 40'ties or before that. The controversial movies may either be seen as one more rumour spreader's way to get his or her message out, or someone who studied the subject and want to illustrate the event in a somewhat balanced manner.

[Terry Yager]

Propaganda is still propaganda, no matter how it's presented.

--T

[CP/M User]

carlsson wrote:

> Back to the topic, media like to bring up the
> conmemorative day of certain tragedies, sometimes
> backed up with a news story what has happened or some
> leads. I think in most cases, it only stirs up
> memories rather than make a difference. Last
> Christmas, it was one year since the tsunami in south
> pacific Asia, and a lot of ceremonial reporting. I'm
> not sure if they will bring it up again this coming
> Christmas, at least not at that scale.

We get all the classic reports here, including the tsunami -
cause we played (alegibly) a big role in it. We get a lot
about Bali - the guy who supposibly was the mastermind about
it. And the newspaper & no doubt the telly are warming up to
the Port Authur Massacure (10 years ago).

Just to slightly deviate, another thing I noticed this media
doing was virtually report nothing durning the Commonwealth
games - okay the Cyclone up in Queensland was the exception
because that was on the spot news which needed to be
acknowledge.

Since the games have finished though, I reckon their've kept a
backlog of all the things which can be reported from durning
the games & simply start comming out reporting it. It's like -
what's the big deal sort of news. Fair to say - I reckon the
Aboriginals have the right to protest everywhere & anywhere
they feel like it & if people don't like it - ignore it, which
is what I've done with this news service.

CP/M User.