From: The New World Reporter
R.F. Goggin
Could the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, inadvertently precipitate
the demise of some long-established American mainstream news media
companies, or their conglomerate hierarchy? The thought comes off a
little more than wishful thinking to me, as I absorb the news reporting
having to do with the protests to date. Be it traditional television,
print or the well-known internet media companies that most people
generally use for news or information, it’s clear to me at least that
these powerful news outlets prefer to safely immerse themselves in a
sort of conveniently contrived, self-conscious fog of war, so to speak.
And so I wonder for such reasons, if I am the only person who finds
the coverage having to do with the Wall Street protesters by major media
outlets, curiously lacking in detail or ability, or more importantly,
in journalistic integrity.
While continuing to underestimate the disillusionment of many
millions of ordinary U.S. citizens with the current condition of their
republic, having basically neglected to turn up the heat on Washington
D.C. politicians, multi-national corporations, mega-banks or the Federal
Reserve, what if anything of relevance to such matters has the
mainstream media chosen to occupy themselves with or to emphasize?
A whole lot of superficial nothingness, actually.
