Action News

     Over the past two weeks, I have consumed news in many different areas. I went home one weekend and was able to catch an investigative story on ABC 7 Chicago that actually happened in Missouri. The name of the piece is The Lost Flight. I think it is a really well reported story. The only things I wish were  also included is an interview with the family of Thomas Doty to see their reaction to what he did. Also, I tried to pause and look at the statue that was put up, but I wonder if Doty's name is on there. If it is, does it deserve to be? I can't decide what's the right answer, but I am leaning towards no because the reason that all those people have a memorial and are dead, is him.

     Then I spent a weekend in Memphis, while we were in the room getting ready for my cousin's wedding I kept hearing the ad for Action News. I was able to catch a glimpse of some of the reporting but not enough to give a judgment on it. I do have to say when I travel, I love watching other news segments. However, because I am so used to the set at KOMU or WGN or ABC 7 Chicago, other towns sets seem almost "fake" to me. Weird, I know.

   And, onto my Twitter news consumption. As I have been here writing this blog I have had at least seven tweets pop up with various forms of Actor Chace Crawford Arrested in Texas for Marijuana. While maybe this is a hint that I follow too many entertainment networks and magazines, I find it funny. If Chace was never a famed actor on Gossip Girl, who would care? Our country values actors and celebrities so much that it is breaking news that a guy in his twenties got busted for having some pot on him. I find it kind of sad that there are people who will care about that more than the oil spill or the drug war in Jamaica, or bombings and issues in other countries.

   But, as an entertainment news addict myself I guess I can't really be one to judge...
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