Nuke-Hungry Madmen? Naaah. Lead with the Cheating Politician.
By Jane Dudley | Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | PolicyThis post is for the news editors of ABC, NBC, and CBS, all of whom lead the evening’s “news” broadcast with Gov. Sanford’s infidelity, instead of the apparent Tiananmen-style killing that is happening in Iran right now. Please, oh please, editors, spare us any lectures on why you are better because you are professionals. You may belong to some kind of a guild, but you don’t have any kind of perspective – not any more.
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Jane Dudley has enjoyed conservatism and photography for over 30 years. After looking around at the mediocre state of affairs of political photography as it exists on the right, she decided to start making better images, to document Virginia Republicans and to inspire them to make more of an effort to put a fine face on their fine ideas. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and works in new media.
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8 Responses to "Nuke-Hungry Madmen? Naaah. Lead with the Cheating Politician."
You know what they say… “If it bleeds, it leads…. unless a politician is having an affair.”
Isn’t that how the saying goes?
Oh build a bridge and get over it! There have been mass killings, civil wars, and strife across the world and the media here has not batted an eyelash. Iran is not the only country in the world. There has been a war going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo formerly Zaire for over a decade. And you know no media outlets have led with that story either.
The media is still constantly covering what is going on in Iran to the extent that they can even get information out of the country.
And Sanford lied about his whereabouts. He left the country driving a state owned vehicle to the airport. He didn’t tell his staff, his wife, or more importantly the Lt. Governor. So, it’s a bigger deal than just: “Oh! He cheated on his wife.” It’s much like how Elliot Spitzer lead the news when he cheated on his wife using state resources in the process. And it’s national news because he was potential contender for the Republican Presidential Nomination. And he made a name for himself by refusing stimulus money a fight he took to his own state supreme court who smacked him down. So, he has a little more recognition outside of just Charleston.
tx2vadem – Yes, Sanford was extremely irresponsible. If I were a South Carolinian I think I would want him to resign. Yes, it was a big story. My point was that Iran is a much bigger story. I know also that it is very hard to get reliable info out of Iran. (But that doesn’t stop “news” people from yakking on at length about all kinds of things).
Agree also that there is so much more going on internationally that ought to be covered but isn’t. But then as Jason points out, tawdry stories are an easier sell than complicated international ones.
Bottom line – News media elites can relate more to marital affairs than foreign massacres.
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