World of Suck

Earlier this week, some dumb rich bitch got out of jail. Not news.

However, I admit that I did see a tiny glimmer of hope out there. MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski refused to cover the story. They gave it to her 3 times and she responded by attempting to burn it, ripping it up and shredding it. Now, it's possible this was staged.

Even if it was, it's a good thing. Not just because they showed a disdain for Paris's plight, but because they actually took a step forward and said that it was not newsworthy.

That good. But it's not enough. It's easy to brush aside the Paris Hilton and Britney Spears type of story. News has to go further. I'd say a little less than half of the stories covered on 24 hour news channels are really newsworthy. Local news is closer to a quarter.

Imagine a world where the news covered just news. Informed you of the world around you on a local and national scale. Maybe ever, dare I say, global level? Because there is certainly enough real news out there. I know rich white girls equal ratings. But that really doesn't mean the need to discussed ad nauseum.

This is a good first step I suppose. But it's just that. And if it's not followed up with the second step, it doesn't mean a thing.