Today Hamas killed or sent into exile effectively every member of the opposition Fatah faction. Any remnant of the "pragmatic" Palestinian Authority in Gaza has thus been eliminated. This story signals the creation of an all terror Islamo-fascist state in the heart of the Middle East. If this is the first time your hearing about this development I'm not surprised. The civil war between Fatah and Hamas has been raging for almost a year and has claimed scores of lives. This vastly important piece of news, however, was denied coverage in the mainstream media for almost its entire duration. The climax today was barely touched upon on the various nightly news programs on the mainstream networks. An Associated Press video of civilians caught in the cross fire was aired for a few seconds and the situation was not elaborated on by any stretch of the imagination on the major stations.
The influence of television is such that the pseudo-news networks can set the standard for what qualifies as a "pressing issue" in this nation. Unfortunately news stations have responded to this power they hold by racing to the lowest common denominator in terms of what can be called information. This nation desperately needs some organization committed to responsible, informative, and accurate reporting.
The influence of television is such that the pseudo-news networks can set the standard for what qualifies as a "pressing issue" in this nation. Unfortunately news stations have responded to this power they hold by racing to the lowest common denominator in terms of what can be called information. This nation desperately needs some organization committed to responsible, informative, and accurate reporting.
