Don't expect it soon, if at all.
The dinosaurs didn't vanish because they studied the pros and cons, and then decided to become mammals.
You disdained the communion snack article, but I thought my take on it was worth posting. I credited you for noting the article and posted my thoughts here:
http://seedlings.wordpress.com/2...ion-snack-food/
Also, in case you're interested, I recently posted some thoughts on the lack of objectivity in news coverage:
http://seedlings.wordpress.com/2...ia-objectivity/
http://seedlings.wordpress.com/2...workers-gagged/
Hey Forester.
I read your post and I like your take on it. Clarification on why I disliked the article on the communion "snacks"... The trouble isn't the story, but the way it's presented, ie. sensationalized.
Fr. Dowd commented at the Curt Jester's site that these are not consecrated hosts, and they are not usually round in appearance (like a host). Minus those elements there isn't all that much of a story, unless it is cheering on Quebec's loss of a sense of the sacred.
True enough. Seems as though the article is designed to provoke a controversy, rather than explain one already occurring.
It boggles my mind when the top article on CNN.com is something like "Nation rings in 2006" (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/31/new.years.ap/
index.html). New Year's celebrations may meet the definition of news in that they're a widescale phenomenon that happened recently. But are they really the top story of the hour? Weren't they rather expected, and therefore non-newsy? Bury this story on page 18, and let "Gunmen briefly seize UN club" (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/31/
club.seized.ap/index.html) have top billing.
Compare these two second paragraphs, then decide which is substantive enough to be the top story of the hour:
"The officials said five armed men tied up the guard at the building before throwing the explosives. The guard was hit with a weapon and injured. He was taken to a Gaza hospital for treatment."
"'I love my spot!' said an excited Linda Smith, who had secured a prime view before noon after taking a bus from Columbus, Ohio, for the celebration."
Of course, CNN ran the latter as the main event ...
I think I'm about to give up on CNN altogether, thanks to their sensational coverage of the miscommunication over the West Virginia mining tragedy. Talk about a nonstory. In case you're interested, I blogged about it here.
Count 'em up -- 27 paragraphs about the miscommunication compared to 8 about rescue efforts plus death plus sole survivor's status.
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