Shameful Reporting.....

Journalistic reporting has become a sport for a select few 'on-air' personalities and media outlets.  Who gets to be the first to report the potential 'Best and Worst' news of the day? Yes, that's the gold ring, the objective....the prize for most  news outlets today.  "If it bleeds, it leads" has become their mantra.  It doesn't matter that most of what they choose to report is premature, inaccurate, irresponsible, etc. They're simply going for the ratings!

Today was a prime example of everyone getting it wrong and trying to back-peddle and justify 'some' of that wrong as being substantiated.  Well, it's disturbing to witness major outlets  making these claims without substantiated details from actual law enforcement and Federal officials, but from anyone closely related, even if they might have been a janitor in a federal building spreading the hearsay.

One reporter went so far as to give 'his' speculated, but detailed description of the alleged suspect by describing the suspected Boston bomber as a 'dark-skinned' male.  Wow......this is not to inform us of anything, but to try to push and imply and place blame on this as a possible foreign terrorism attack by someone who might not be 'American'.....Shame on this reporter and the network......By now, everyone should know I'm specifically referring to John King of CNN.  This also makes every dark-skin male in Boston become a suspect, because this is the profile that's being reported.

It's time for journalists to be responsible. You aren't in a closed journalism ring, sparring with an opposing network or reporter for a prize...you're actually 'On The Air'...yes, we can see and hear you. Can you at least Get it Right, if we're tuning in for factual reporting?

Well, I'm hoping that many people made decisions today about where they'll tune in for accurate news and updates.  I certainly made a change. The American people who tune in are looking for factual information...not what your personal opinions are. At least wait until you know what should be reported. Report the news and what actually IS news. Stick to your job description or find something else to do that requires you to speculate or entertain while on the air.