Has anyone seen the story on the news about the mayor who was caught with an emailed picture of the White House with watermelons photoshopped in the front yard with a caption saying, "Guess there'll be no Easter egg hunt this year?" The mayor is resigning, even though he says he didn't get the racial joke of the email.
Regardless of whether he is lying or not, that's not the thing I am so angry at. I am angry at the media. Why is it when they reported this dumb story did they feel the need to show me the picture he was caught with? Isn't showing the picture on national tv no better than the mayor having the picture in his email to begin with? Isn't showing the public the photo creating more racism and animosity between whites and blacks? And not only did they show us the poor-tasted photo, but they also told us the name and showed us the picture of the mayor. Perhaps they wanted to televise his home address and social security number too?? How is all that information newsworthy?
Why couldn't they just have reported that a mayor in a southern California city is resigning for sending a racial email? Why destroy this man's life for one small mistake? The media needs to take a chill pill. They really are out of control lately. There needs to be some kind of censorship on what they can and can't release to the public. Blood-thirsty, ratings-hungry decisions like these are what drove me away from the industry after college. It's no wonder I am a middle school teacher with a journalism degree!
Regardless of whether he is lying or not, that's not the thing I am so angry at. I am angry at the media. Why is it when they reported this dumb story did they feel the need to show me the picture he was caught with? Isn't showing the picture on national tv no better than the mayor having the picture in his email to begin with? Isn't showing the public the photo creating more racism and animosity between whites and blacks? And not only did they show us the poor-tasted photo, but they also told us the name and showed us the picture of the mayor. Perhaps they wanted to televise his home address and social security number too?? How is all that information newsworthy?
Why couldn't they just have reported that a mayor in a southern California city is resigning for sending a racial email? Why destroy this man's life for one small mistake? The media needs to take a chill pill. They really are out of control lately. There needs to be some kind of censorship on what they can and can't release to the public. Blood-thirsty, ratings-hungry decisions like these are what drove me away from the industry after college. It's no wonder I am a middle school teacher with a journalism degree!
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