A school teacher in New Hampshire seduces a fifteen year old student. The affair goes on for a short while. Her husband
is shot to death in his own home by burglars. The truth comes out and it was, with help from friends, the young man overwhelmed by teacher/lover''s demise. He claims it was her idea. She denies it. He is the one doing the shooting and gets 12 to 27 years in prison. She gets life. The media and printed press had a field day with the trial.
The woman was a harlot who seduced a poor young boy and messed up his mind. She deserves to rot in hell for her actions. The Media has spoken for us again.
A man working with seniors in a small New Hampshire town uses the funds available to increase the balance in the bank. Because he upset one person associated with the group he is
accused of stealing from the elderly. His name and picture are all over the papers. In the end he is found not
guilty of all counts. But the damage is done. His integrity is questionble. The printed word has once again shown its true colors.
An ex football star is accused of double homicide. The media is played like a fiddle by the defense team. Instead of sitting in a prison cell, he moves to Florida and plays golf. After a civil suit, he must pay the victim''s families milllons. Thus far he has paid next to
nothing.
Ironically, the same star is losing his shine as he face counts in another crime he may not escape so easily. Maybe the media will think twice about how they help him out of this one.
The right to free press and the right to know does not constitute the right to persuade people of innocence or guilt. Gag orders are issued because over zealous news hounds insist on transforming a scrap of news into a major headline. Once labeled as a killer or thief, the brand has been burnt. Innocent men and women falsely accused yet made out to be guilty in the papers and on television forever will be looked upon as guity by some person who only believes what the media tells them.
The War in Iraq is a tragedy. Lives on both sides are lost. Yet, we hear not of the good being done. How much press does schools reopening get? How much coverage is focused on stores operating daily? How many cameras are filming children actually able to play outside.
Americans need to see and hear the entire story of what or servicemen and women are experiencing over there, the good and bad. Yet for the most part the media has chosen the more darker route.
Will the media ever learn that journalism is reporting the truth and facts as they really happen without added commentary or view points put in for flavoring? Maybe the world is not perfect. We don''t however need the press to remind us of that.