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December 31, 2004
The CNN effect
What has become abundantly clear to me in the last few days is that we are in the midst of an unprecedented catastrophe. The thing is, I reckon many of us are 'CNNed out'. With a daily dose of video footage from Iraq and Palestine with dead bodies lying in the streets and buildings bombed to smithereens, I think the 'shock-horror threshold' of the average TV news viewer is much higher than it used to be. I put myself firmly in this category. If you want to give yourself a reality check, turn off the television and read some of the blogs. IMHO, the best information source on the whole disastrous affair -- as it evolves -- is available at the Wikipedia site.
Posted by jeremy at December 31, 2004 11:47 AM
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