For many of us, news is entertainment, or more accurately distraction. Often, the news has nothing to do with us.
A disaster somewhere may move us, and we may even be sufficiently motivated to send in a check, but still, whatever is happening is usually happening to somebody else.
kAm(6 2C6 3JDE2?56CD 2?5 E96 >:D7@CEF?6D @7 A6@A=6 :? E96 ?6HD 2C6 2 <:?5 @7 7:==6C 7@C @FC 52J] &?=6DD H6 2C6 5:C64E=J :?G@=G65 :? D@>6E9:?8 E92E :D ?6HDH@CE9J[ E96 ?6HD ;FDE E6?5D E@ E:4<=6 @FC 3C2:?D 2?5 C@== @77 @FC 324<D]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 6I46AE:@?D[ @7 4@FCD6] p 42D6 :? A@:?E :D E92E :? |2J @7 E9:D J62C E96C6 H2D 2 C2C6 4@?8C6DD:@?2= 962C:?8 @? &?:56?E:7:65 p6C:2= !96?@>6?2 W&p!X 7@C>6C=J <?@H? 2D &u~D[ 2?5 2? 6G6? C2C6C 25>:DD:@? 3J }p$p 2?5 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 s676?D6 E92E &p! 2C6 C62=[ D@=:5[ A@DD6DD E649?@=@8J 72C :? 25G2?46 @7 2?JE9:?8 H6 92G6 @C 6G6? F?56CDE2?5[ 2?5 2C6 2AA2C6?E=J @A6C2E65 3J D@>6 D@CE @7 F?<?@H? :?E6==:86?46] %9@F89 :E 42??@E J6E 36 D2:5 7@C 46CE2:?[ E96C6 :D 2 A@DD:3:=:EJ — A6C92AD 2 =:<6=:9@@5 — E92E E96 &p!D 2C6 6IEC2E6CC6DEC:2=]k^Am
kAmx H@F=5 =:<6 7@C E96 C6256C E@ DE@A 96C6[ C6C625 E96 AC6G:@FD D6?E6?46[ 2?5 =6E :E D:?< :?]k^Am
kAm%96 724E E92E &u~D 2C6 C62= 2?5 E92E E96J 2C6 8F:565 3J :?E6==:86?46 E92E :D ?6:E96C #FDD:2? ?@C r9:?6D6 — @C FD 7@C E92E >2EE6C — :7 ECF6[ :D H:E9@FE 5@F3E E96 3:886DE ?6HD 6G6C 7@C E96 9F>2? C246]k^Am
kAm}@E D:?46 @FC DA64:6D 925 E@ DECF88=6 H:E9 E96 724E E92E E96 62CE9 H2D ?@E 2E E96 46?E6C @7 E96 F?:G6CD6 92G6 H6 366? 72465 H:E9 DF49 2 >@>6?E@FD A:646 @7 ?6HD 2D E92E H6 2C6 ?@E 2=@?6 :? :E]k^Am
kAm%9:D ?6HD[ H9:49 D9@F=5 ?@E 36 2 DFCAC:D6 E@ 2?J@?6 H9@ 92D 6G6C 82K65 FA :?E@ E96 D<J @? 2 4=62C ?:89E[ ?6G6CE96=6DD A@D6D AC@3=6>D]k^Am
kAmr2? H6 4@>6 E@ E6C>D H:E9 E96 724E E92E ?@E @?=J 2C6 H6 =6DD DA64:2= E92? H6 FD65 E@ E9:?<[ 3FE E92E H6 @44FAJ 2? :?D:8?:7:42?E A=2?6E @? E96 7C:?86 @7 2 82=2IJ E92E :D 3FE @?6 @7 H92E >2J 36 2 4@FA=6 @7 EC:==:@? 82=2I:6D[ 6249 H:E9 2 4@FA=6 9F?5C65 >:==:@? DE2CDn w@H H@F=5 E96 C6=:8:@?D @7 E96 H@C=5 4@A6 H:E9 DF49 ?6HDn (@F=5 E96J 2>6?5 D4C:AEFC6 @C H@F=5 E96J 49@@D6 E@ 56?J E96 724ED 2=E@86E96C 2D 92D 92AA6?65 367@C6 :? 9:DE@CJn uFCE96C>@C6[ H92E 5@6D E9:D :?E6==:86?46 H2?Enk^Am
kAm(6 5@?’E J6E <?@H 7@C DFC6 :7 E9:D :?E6==:86?46 :D 9@DE:=6[ 7C:6?5=J[ @C :?5:776C6?E E@ FD] (6 5@?’E 6G6? <?@H :7 :E :D 6IEC2E6CC6DEC:2=[ :?E6C\5:>6?D:@?2=[ @C :7 :E EC2G6=D :? E:>6] xE H@F=5 2AA62C E92E :E :D ?@E 9@DE:=6[ D:?46 :ED E649?@=@8J :D 72C DFA6C:@C E@ 2?JE9:?8 H6 <?@H @7 2?5 :E 92D 2AA2C6?E=J ?@E 42FD65 2?J :?E6?E:@?2= 92C>j E9@F89[ :E >FDE 36 D2:5 E92E E96C6 92G6 366? >2?J C6A@CED 7C@> A6@A=6 H9@ 36=:6G6 E96J H6C6 235F4E65 3J 36:?8D 7C@> 6=D6H96C6]k^Am
kAmx? 724E[ E96 DE2E6 @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 92D D66? 7:E E@ 6C64E 2? @77:4:2= D:8? 4@>>6>@C2E:?8 E96 `he` 235F4E:@? @7 q6EEJ 2?5 q2C?6J w:== :? uC2?4@?:2 }@E49]k^Am
kAm&u~D 2C6 A6C46:G65 E@ 36 2 52?86C E@ 2:C=:?6CD 2?5 >:=:E2CJ 2:C4C27E 3642FD6 @7 E96:C AC@A6?D:EJ E@ 7=J G6CJ 4=@D6 E@ @C 5:C64E=J 2E 46CE2:? 2:C4C27E 367@C6 G66C:?8 2H2J 2E E96 =2DE :?DE2?E]k^Am
kAm%96J 92G6 2=D@ =6E FD <?@H E92E E96J 42? 5:D23=6 @C >2?:AF=2E6 6=64EC@?:4 4@?EC@=D @7 2?J <:?5 7C@> E9@D6 @7 @FC 7:89E6C A=2?6D E@ E9@D6 @7 ?F4=62C >:DD:=6 D:=@D e_ 766E F?56C8C@F?5]k^Am
kAm(92E6G6C E96 &u~ A96?@>6?@? :D[ :E 56D6CG6D D6C:@FD D4:6?E:7:4 DEF5J[ 2?5 E96 AF3=:4 56D6CG6D E@ <?@H >@C6 E92? :E 4FCC6?E=J 5@6D 23@FE H92E 92D 366? =62C?65 D@ 72C]k^Am
kAm~?=J 2 92?57F= @7 :?G6DE:82E:G6 C6A@CE6CD[ =65 3J {6D=:6 z62?[ H9@D6 |2J a___ 2CE:4=6 :? %96 q@DE@? v=@36 3682? 2 AC@46DD @7 5:D4=@DFC6 E92E 6G6?EF2==J 7@C465 E96 8@G6C?>6?E E@ C6DA@?5 @G6C EH6?EJ J62CD =2E6C]k^Am
kAmxE C6>2:?D E@ 36 D66? 9@H C6DA@?D:G6 E96 8@G6C?>6?E H:== 36] xE 92D[ 27E6C 2==[ 366? fd J62CD D:?46 E96 #@DH6== :?4:56?E] {@?8 E:>6]k^Am
kAmk6>mvFJ v@DD6=:? =:G6D :? v@C92>]k^6>mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.