More formulaic media coverage

We need to be more thoughtful about how we accept news coverage. The outlets are what they are; the responsibility lies with us, to filter and not just to accept.

For example, I do not support bombing the innocent and therefore could not support the 7th July bombings. It does raise questions though, about our foreign policy towards Israel (i.e. why are they allowed to flagrantly breach the Geneva Convention – Convention 4, article 33) for example?

But this has been swept away in a wave of sentiment. In the immediate aftermath, I get that. But later on, if all we do is “condemn” these guys, we are stuck with them.

Today’s BBC internet coverage plummeted to new depths.

“London fell silent today, at exactly midday to mark the two minutes silence to remember victims of July 7” etc

Only problem was, this wasn’t news, it was made up, as they posted it before midday. I would expect this from Pravda.

So, the point is (aside from rubbish BBC journalism) unless we start to think some more, we will never find solutions.