It's been reported this evening that Hollywood actress Farah Fawcett has passed away. Also pop star Michael Jackson passed away this evening as well. Fawcett was best known for playing in "Charlie's Angels" during the 1970's. Michael Jackson was known for singing in the group "The Jackson Five" as well as singing solo in the 1980's. In the next several days news channels such as Fox, CNN, and MSNBC will be conducting detailed coverage of the life of these "superstars". I can remember full well when actress Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007. I had watched FOX and personalities such as Geraldo Rivera, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Greta van Susteran (to name a few) were covering her death for days. The news media treats it like it's the most significant news coverage there is. They will cover the life and death of these two entertainers more than they will cover the nuclear threat of Iran for example.
There is such a thing as the entertainment media whose job is to cover the lives of Hollywood stars. There's also entertainment channels as well which cover nothing but entertainment. It makes no sense for these news channels to be wasting time covering their deaths when the entertainment media can do that. These news channels such as FOX, CNN, and MSNBC should be doing nothing but covering world, political, economic, and everyday news that affects Americans' lives. They shouldn't be conducting extensive coverage on Hollywood. I don't watch FOX to hear all the details about Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton to name a few. They should be reserved for the entertainment channels.
These Hollywood stars are the gods of this world that the media and politicians pay attention to. Sad to say many Americans are enthralled with these entertainers. Whenever Congress has a bill or cause to promote, they'll use Hollywood stars such as Michael J. Fox to promote stem cell research, Ashley Judd to protect wild animals, Jane Fonda to promote population control. She talked about that subject several years ago at the United Nations. They've used Roger Moore with his movie "Sicko" to promote nationalized health care, and Sean Penn to protest against the Iraqi war in Iraq.
The reason why this country is in the shape it's in is in part because we've allowed these Hollywood stars to come into our homes and dictate to us our contemporary values. That's where all these fads have come from. This latest fad of body piercing and tattooing have come from Hollywood. The news channels and the regular news networks need to get out of the entertainment business and start covering the news that affects the lives of Americans. However, the news media is aligned with the government and they use entertainers as a diversionary tactic to keep Americans' minds off the important issues of our day. No wonder why the news medias' ratings are suffering.
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