I despair! I really do. There are wars going on, genocide, political wranglings, global warming, murders and yet what have our news broadcasters been focussed on for the past 2 days? Britney Spears' new choice of hairstyle.
In our office we need to have broadcast news on all day in the background so that we can pick up on breaking stories and respond putting our clients' views across. But today I really feel like switching over to a daytime TV show or even a makeover show. Something (anything)that will give me some meaningful and useful content.
Now I know that there is an argument for a bit of celebrity 'gossip' style coverage to chop the content up a bit and make it more palateable. But that doesn't justify the drivel and subsequent 'expert comment' that has been pouring out of Sky news today. I do have more than a little bit of pity for any girl who is in meltdown, but there are people in this world with far more serious problems and far more challenging lives than this distressed Princess of Pop. And there are far bigger news stories that could and should be covered.
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