Anyone who has ever watched a football game knows the National Football League’s Theme Song. The loud trumpets and booming drums, pump up people to watch a competitive game of football. But, would you feel different if that particular song was put to another competition? “The Glenn Beck Program”, which airs on CNN, did just that.
The show aired a segment that was titled “Top Twenty Dangerous Dictators”. The segment began with a role call of the top twenty dangerous dictators in the world, and the voice that was speaking was very similar. The voice was extremely similar to that of the “NFL Films” speaker. It is a deep voice that is very popular within the world of football. It was very comical because, it was like watching a highlight reel comparing two NFL teams, but in this case it was dangerous dictators.
I thought it was pretty funny, and an innovative way to present some serious material. The program put the dictators in an almost competition to see who could be the most dangerous in the world. Towards the end of the count-down, the voice stopped and began to give more in-depth information about the last three dictators. Sayyid Ali Khamenei was number three on the count-down because 2/3 of his people oppose his government. The next, ranking at number two, was Kim Jong-Il for his bizarre political standings in Korea. And now, the number one most dangerous dictator is; Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. He has killed two-thousand plus of the people who are against his regime.
I felt like I was watching a segment from “The Colbert Report” or “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. The piece that was aired on “Glenn Beck” represented how the “Old News” stations are trying to incorporate “New News” programming. The segment was funny but it also was able to get the message across to the viewer. This is the “New News” syndrome that is starting to flow over into the mainstream media.
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2 comments:
That's a pretty accurate example of a "bridge". Is it sad to think that the only appealing way to get news now is through entertainment or is it just the new revolution in the way it's done?
I wish we were like the Europeans, they have a less busy life and have time to enjoy fruits of life. They work like, 9am-1pm, everyone goes home, drinks wine, makes love, and goes to sleep. Awake and repeat.
With a schedule like that, you can't help but get the integrity deserved in news or whatever.
Re Jeff's comments:
Interesting perspective on European life style. While I don't think they are quite as obsessive about work as we are, I don't think your picture of them is credible. Yes, they break up their day differently in different countries and cultures, but I cannot recall anyone with the schedule you describe -- unless they were in fact part-time employees like many US folks.
Got a source for that?
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