November 25, 2012
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Media
Okay so I'm internalizing some emotions, hence the seemingly random entry I wrote before.
Anyways... ...
As I go through the daily newspaper today, I came across this article: Cafe with a Cause
Basically this person is opening a train of cafes to use a commercial mean in order to help the homeless young finding jobs and homes in the society.
I feel this is an excellent idea and an inspiration to people out there who want to make the society a better place for everyone.
But it is sad to see that this article only occupied a little space on the side of the column on the online newspaper website, whereas political debate, violence, new gadget release and the likes occupy front page headlines.
So in which direction is social media trying to focus our attention? We seem to pay more attention to having the newest iPhone, different political parties backstabbing one another and yet another innocent citizen has died a grotesque death caused by his fellow citizen.
On second thought, how can we blame the media, those stories sell, just like sex sells in advertising. Kate Middleton's nude photos made headlines on many newspaper across the globe, why? Because paper sells better when there's scandalous stories on the front page.
It makes me a little sad to see media has gone the way it has, or rather I should say I'm a little dismayed by the direction in which we focus our attention.
