Journalism In America

The need for people to pay attention is becoming increasingly relevant. Journalists are the watch dogs of diplomacy. They are the ones who keep the public informed whenever something happens. True, there is discretion on what will make the headlines versus the events that will end up on the cutting room floor, but think for a second about what life would be like without the unbiased reporters tracking down information and presenting it to the general public.

This blogosphere would not exist. Watergate would not have been revealed; neither would former President Clinton's infidelities which the general public still tends to have an admiration for making jokes about. There are so many occurrences that would not have been revealed had reporters not been there to break the story.

It seems that people have forgotten their peers. People they used to revere for unbiasedness and professionalism are now simply mean-spirited fools who need to be tossed away before they share another thought which goes against the idea of what they believe is right and fair.

Nothing is fair, first of all. We must all remember this if we are to survive in the world. The fact is, no one wants to upset the natural balance of things. And while the one side of political ideals stands by their members, no matter the amount of crazy and "un-pc" things they say, the other attacks the people they claim to stand by. Like hungry wolves needing press coverage, they circle and loom near while simultaneously claiming no ties to the once strong comrade. The member of their pack has served the purpose of giving the group a more powerful hold over the country and should now be thrown off of a cliff.

The problem is not those who stand together in agreeable ignorance, but those who willingly dispose of a different opinion.