Stick it to the man
The first three estates of government are the three primary branches: Executive, legislative and judicial.
The fourth estate is journalism, the press. When government fails, we will be the ones to step in and try to save the public's bacon.
It's hard to argue the government has made every effort to help. At every turn, finger-pointing and buck-passing has marred this operation. Thousands are dead, countless more have become victims of rape, murder and other horrible crimes and the police have sometimes been the perpetrators of crime against the very populace they swore to protect.
In disgrace, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been recalled to Washington for screwing up his duties of managing this catastrophe. He should thank his lucky stars this isn't the Soviet Union. If it were, he'd end up doing a lifetime of hard labor in the Gulag, the Soviet penitentiary prison system. And that's if he were lucky. More likely he'd have been shot.
And then the government, to protect the sensibilities of the public (AKA to try and mask how bad they've screwed up), decided to deny the media access to the disaster area.
I am not an anarchist. I believe our government, despite periods of spectacular incompetence, is doing the best it can and without it, we'd all be in a world of hurt.
But this is UNCONSCIONABLE!
Enter now, the hero of the hour. CNN.
CNN sues to cover Katrina aftermath
Moving to kibosh the completely unconstitutional and undemocratic - nay, seemingly FASCIST - actions of the government, CNN sued to allow media coverage.
And then a second miracle happened.
Judge grants temporary restraining order
So for now, the media will move in. Some will compare it to the actions of sharks or vultures. I'm sorry people see it as that. That attitude stems from unethical and insensitive actions of stupid and insensate journalists...
What the majority of journalists will be there to do is show the public the horrors of what has gone on there, and more importantly, the injustices that have taken place when the public was not allowed to see.
And I am proud of my profession, doing what it can to make sure people get the information they need.
The fourth estate is journalism, the press. When government fails, we will be the ones to step in and try to save the public's bacon.
It's hard to argue the government has made every effort to help. At every turn, finger-pointing and buck-passing has marred this operation. Thousands are dead, countless more have become victims of rape, murder and other horrible crimes and the police have sometimes been the perpetrators of crime against the very populace they swore to protect.
In disgrace, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been recalled to Washington for screwing up his duties of managing this catastrophe. He should thank his lucky stars this isn't the Soviet Union. If it were, he'd end up doing a lifetime of hard labor in the Gulag, the Soviet penitentiary prison system. And that's if he were lucky. More likely he'd have been shot.
And then the government, to protect the sensibilities of the public (AKA to try and mask how bad they've screwed up), decided to deny the media access to the disaster area.
I am not an anarchist. I believe our government, despite periods of spectacular incompetence, is doing the best it can and without it, we'd all be in a world of hurt.
But this is UNCONSCIONABLE!
Enter now, the hero of the hour. CNN.
CNN sues to cover Katrina aftermath
Moving to kibosh the completely unconstitutional and undemocratic - nay, seemingly FASCIST - actions of the government, CNN sued to allow media coverage.
And then a second miracle happened.
Judge grants temporary restraining order
So for now, the media will move in. Some will compare it to the actions of sharks or vultures. I'm sorry people see it as that. That attitude stems from unethical and insensitive actions of stupid and insensate journalists...
What the majority of journalists will be there to do is show the public the horrors of what has gone on there, and more importantly, the injustices that have taken place when the public was not allowed to see.
And I am proud of my profession, doing what it can to make sure people get the information they need.
posted by The Unrepentant Journalist at 5:01 PM
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