Media Outlets, Inlets, Eddies, and Sinkholes...

What do I know?  In an age of growing media conglomerates, where competing news and editorial teams have to combine resources to show "growth potential" and reporters have to stoop  lower and lower for a scoop, is it really any wonder that people are forced to look elsewhere for their news?  The good part is that there is greater selection, so the wandering ear can find the story playing the tune most melodious and chord-striking for it's particular taste.  Oh yes, that's the bad part as well.  People can tune in to their own narrow view all too easily, blocking out ideas and facts that might help us have a more balanced viewpoint.

What happened now?  Maybe I should rephrase that:  What has been happening for quite some time?  While increasing numbers find their own voice, there are fewer vocal coaches to go around (read editors) or being used.  We, as societal entities, could all use a helping hand when it comes to generating our own dialog.  Why?  It was an established norm because real writers need them to be properly understood by a broader audience, and we all make mistakes.  A second set of eyeballs help out more than many seem to understand.

The perspect of erducaishun helps can help as well as that.  I know I'm not perfect, but I can't help but wonder at how many of "edited" pieces we read these days are suffering from the lack of discipline acquired through skimping in school or celebrating our diversity in slanguage.  I see it every day from websites paying educated folk to write content for them.  Maybe they should bring in their grandmas in to help with the grammar checking.  I don't really know what the right way out of the hole is, only that for as long as this goes on there will be people sneering at web-generated content for being amateurish and unpolished, and they will largely be correct.  I'm not going to get into the politically motivated people-bashers that misuse many mediums in an attempt to brainwash the masses.  I'm sure they'll get an appropriate amount of attention later, but they are just as guilty of not offering balance in their productions.


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