This morning as I listened to the news the thought came to me that this media thing is just like some of the games we played as kids.
First of all, there is the political brew-ha-ha. It's a game of Hide and Seek. Each politician tries to hide anything that will show them in a bad light and their opponents seek out everything their competition has done from childhood until now in order to discredit them. The media loves this!
Then there is the game of Anti-Over. The media ...tosses their opinion over the airwaves to see who will toss it back after adding their two cents to the story.
First of all, there is the political brew-ha-ha. It's a game of Hide and Seek. Each politician tries to hide anything that will show them in a bad light and their opponents seek out everything their competition has done from childhood until now in order to discredit them. The media loves this!
Then there is the game of Anti-Over. The media ...tosses their opinion over the airwaves to see who will toss it back after adding their two cents to the story.
How about Hop-Scotch? Throw that nugget of gossip onto a square and see who can jump over it. At the end of the game, the media person who has been able to side step the nugget of truth and come up with the biggest story is the winner.
And, that game of football where the political left and the political right try to see who can get in the end zone carrying the gossip ball and scoring a big one for their party. Oh, my, the media will grab that ball and run with it !
Did you play Ring Around the Rosy as a kid? Everyone joined hands and ran around in circles until we were so dizzy we all fell down in one big heap. The media is like that........they run around spreading their take on things and leaving the listener or reader so dizzy they have no idea what the truth is.
Oh, and there is Simon Says. Remember, you must preface whatever is said by saying "Simon Says". If the media can get you to believe everything Simon says, whether he really said it or not and truth or not, they have done their job.
We played Hot Potato a lot. No one wanted to be left holding the Hot Potato , usually a ball, so they just tossed it out there and watched for someone else to catch it and toss it. It went so fast you had to be on your toes or you would be out. Media likes to play that game with politicians. If they find one they don't particularly like, they toss a "hot potato" to them, hoping to catch them off guard thus being called out.
In this day and age of radio, television, and computers, the media has a heyday! Whatever gets them the highest ratings whether it's true or not, they feel they have done their job. And, we as consumers seem to want sensationalism; we want to believe the worst of everyone and everything.
I'm so glad that in this day and time of media madness, there is still the Good News. Perhaps we should dwell on it more than the media hype that's out there.
"But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (NIV)
And, that game of football where the political left and the political right try to see who can get in the end zone carrying the gossip ball and scoring a big one for their party. Oh, my, the media will grab that ball and run with it !
Did you play Ring Around the Rosy as a kid? Everyone joined hands and ran around in circles until we were so dizzy we all fell down in one big heap. The media is like that........they run around spreading their take on things and leaving the listener or reader so dizzy they have no idea what the truth is.
Oh, and there is Simon Says. Remember, you must preface whatever is said by saying "Simon Says". If the media can get you to believe everything Simon says, whether he really said it or not and truth or not, they have done their job.
We played Hot Potato a lot. No one wanted to be left holding the Hot Potato , usually a ball, so they just tossed it out there and watched for someone else to catch it and toss it. It went so fast you had to be on your toes or you would be out. Media likes to play that game with politicians. If they find one they don't particularly like, they toss a "hot potato" to them, hoping to catch them off guard thus being called out.
In this day and age of radio, television, and computers, the media has a heyday! Whatever gets them the highest ratings whether it's true or not, they feel they have done their job. And, we as consumers seem to want sensationalism; we want to believe the worst of everyone and everything.
I'm so glad that in this day and time of media madness, there is still the Good News. Perhaps we should dwell on it more than the media hype that's out there.
"But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (NIV)
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