Friday, May 19, 2006
ARE WE ADDICTED TO VISCERAL NEWS?
While the Mailbox is thinking about how TV news lacks in news content compared to print, it is reminded of a kick-ass new song from Tool's "10,000 Days" called Vicarious. Read the lyrics here. Go ahead, the Mailbox will wait.
Props to Tool for nailing American's addiction to violence on the head. But, the more interesting question: Do we keep track of news and current events simply for the bloodshed? The Mailbox thinks that explains TV's dominance in the newsworld.
It's often been said that TV news crews film live for the same reasons that a dog licks its balls: Because it can. 24-hour news channels will devote minute after minute to "breaking stories" with little news value. Ever since 9/11, it has been accepted to glue yourself to the TV news, watching every little detail, waiting for the next nugget of speculation or information.
The Mailbox thinks Americans have become addicted to the visceral visual. Though a picture is worth a thousand words, how many of those words are we interpreting correctly?
So Tool writes this song that almost mocks people for their displaced attention to current events. It's a deserved punch in the gut.
While the Mailbox is thinking about how TV news lacks in news content compared to print, it is reminded of a kick-ass new song from Tool's "10,000 Days" called Vicarious. Read the lyrics here. Go ahead, the Mailbox will wait.
Props to Tool for nailing American's addiction to violence on the head. But, the more interesting question: Do we keep track of news and current events simply for the bloodshed? The Mailbox thinks that explains TV's dominance in the newsworld.
It's often been said that TV news crews film live for the same reasons that a dog licks its balls: Because it can. 24-hour news channels will devote minute after minute to "breaking stories" with little news value. Ever since 9/11, it has been accepted to glue yourself to the TV news, watching every little detail, waiting for the next nugget of speculation or information.
The Mailbox thinks Americans have become addicted to the visceral visual. Though a picture is worth a thousand words, how many of those words are we interpreting correctly?
So Tool writes this song that almost mocks people for their displaced attention to current events. It's a deserved punch in the gut.
// posted by MoJoe @ 21:44 
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