YUPPERS.
Ignorant Media
by John Stossel at realclearpolitics:
“Has the media gotten worse? Or am I just grouchier?
Every day I see things that are wrong or that so miss the point I want to scream.
Four examples:
Storm Coverage
As this week’s storm approached the East Coast, the media reverted to breathless hype: “monster storm … very dangerous.” Here I blame my beloved free market: Predicting scary weather works. Viewers tune in.
What galls me more is the reporters’ government-centric thinking. “Everything is closed,” they say. “Employees can’t get to work.”
But the corner grocery stayed open. So did many gas stations and restaurants.
Why is it that when government buildings close, so many private businesses stay open? Because their own money is at stake.
The store’s employees probably make less money than government workers. They are less likely to own all-wheel-drive cars. But they get to work. Some sleep…
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