Media makers

Watching the news last night on Al Jazeera English and notice that the 500 "African" immigrants sinking in a boat off the shore of Italy got hardly a few seconds compared to some lame football match on the grounds of the Buckingham Palace. I shouted back at the TV: "Who cares??????" And, of course, Haresh had to say, "Were you always this violent?" To which I shrugged and, said coquettishly, "Why yes."

When they say the media really controls and shapes news, it is true. Ironically, the same channel has this amazing programme called the Listening Post which talks about which stories media told that week and how and why.