A fair media? i think not.......

Today was the first day of the Master's and it was incredible. 4 people of the age of 50 or older are under par. That is just flat out amazing. It was really exciting. obviously there was a lot of talk about Tiger and his personal life. I know, and I am pretty sure everyone else in the world knows, that what he did was wrong. My question for anyone out there is why is he demonized so much? Today someone payed to have a plane fly over the Masters with a sign poking fun at Tiger and his religion. I think that was uncalled for.
I think that in all of this there really is something that people are missing. How many people can say that they did not know that Tiger Wood's was married? I am pretty sure that unless you live in an underdeveloped region of the amazon, you knew that Tiger Woods was married. So why is it that these women were so willing to do what they did? Doesn't it say something about how disturbing our society is, that so many women are so willing to be immoral with a married man? What kind of women are these and what kind of message is the press putting out there by just attacking Tiger and not going after those immoral women. Are they just victims of Tiger's masculinity and there is no way that they could have said no? The underlining issue is that it takes two to tango, as my gym coach once told me when I got in an argument with another student, and just as bad as Tiger was, those women knowingly did things with a married man. How messed up is that? Hey press how about you not be so one sided.

Who really cares?

Yesterday November 29th, my wife and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. It was obviously a monumental day for us and so of coarse we watched a little bit of sports center together. OK, we did other fun and romantic things but for the sake of this post I will talk about our experience with a recent story in the news.
Tiger Woods was in a car accident early morning on either Friday or Saturday. Since that time he has denied police access to his house and has refrained from any real big statement and by law he can do such things. The circumstances surrounding the accident are very curios but who really cares? As my wife and I sat in front of the TV and we heard the speculative stories from TMZ my wife said the perfect thing, What do I care? It is not that she does not care about Tiger Woods. She knows that her husband loves to watch him play and so she does care about his safety because she knows that for her husband to watch golf without Tiger Woods, it would be like eating sugar free candy. Sugar free candy...what is the point?(that is a debate for another time)
What my wifes comment was saying was that we don't need to know what is going on in Tiger's life. I don't remember the constitution saying anything about having the right of access someone else's life. So, why does the media assume that to be their right? The answer is that I just do not know. Infact, I don't care about any of that crap.
To add to my ranting and raving about media's assumed rights... I really don't care about what Obama does during his personal time. Media please stop trying to tell me about what kind of food he eats, what dress his wife wears to a dinner, or where he vaccaciones. Who really cares?!!!
Is it not more important what these type of people do in their profession. Lets stop seeking for dirt when there is none. If Tiger Woods feels like he owes the american public an explanation for what happenend then I welcome his comments and explanation, but until that time my request is that someone please shut TMZ and their gossip up?!!!

ESPN Representing!!!!!

Ok, so I have always liked ESPN. I have always felt like it was one of the only shows that I could watch that would not fill me full of crap like the normal media does. This past week my support for ESPN was strengthened.
This past week it was revealed that there was a sex scandal between a big time baseball analyst and an intern. Recently this seems to be the trend among people in the media and even in politics. Notably David Leterman revealed a similar scandal going on between himself and subordinates. Well, Espn could have just ignored it or tried to play it off through laughs like Letterman did. I am so proud to say that they did not. They took imediate action and removed the analyst from duty. This came at a time when the world series is going on and Espn could definatly use one of their best analyst.
I am just so glad that my trust and hope in Espn has been reasured by their actions in this past week. Thank you Espn.
Sincerely,
One of you biggest fans.

The power of media

I can't believe that sports media has such a tremedous influence on me as to persuade me to sleep in a parking lot all night jsut so that I might get a chance to be on TV. That is right, I slept out in the parking lot Fiday night for college game day. I was amazed by the lengths that people would go to just to get on TV. I am talking about making signs that don't represent the individual and their Christianity, lying to get into the college game day pit, pushing, shoving and fighting. I can proudly say that I didn't engage in any of these activities and that I was succesful in my attempt to get on TV.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!

It is a good thing that it happens to come 2 times each year! What I am referring to is the refreshing declaration of Buenas Nuevas known to most as General Conference. At times I think that media can be a great mediator for Satan, but then I remember the joyous sounds of the Mormon Tabernacle choir and the inspirational teachings of the Prophets and Apostles. It is in those moments that I think about all the advancements in media that have allowed the LDS church to truly become a world wide church. It amazes me that Confrence is broadcast to all four corners of the earth and in 92 languages! I have loved the break from the everyday media.

What is up with double standards in the media?

What I am referring to is the latest display of character by David Letterman. The late night host has for years slammed celebrities and politicians alike for immoral scandals. Well, the other night David Letterman came out and addressed his own immoral scandal. I won't say that he confessed because what he did was the farthest thing from an actual confession. I guess that I can't say that I am surprised by the fact he treated the whole ordeal as a stand-up comedy routine. The entire audience laughed as David Letterman proudly proclaimed that he had engaged in sex with subordinates in his office. I am amazed that representatives of media can slam so many people for doing the same actions they hypocritically are doing. Why do we have these people still in the media spotlight? The way I see it is that Letterman has 2 strikes on his record for stupidity in the media spotlight. 3 strikes and... you know the rest.

More than what meets the eye

Since being in a class about the media I find myself seeing only the negative aspects of the media. I decided I would mix it up for this post. I was reminded that there are some uplifting things that media puts out there for us to see. Sometimes it just takes a little effort to find the good.
If you want to see the positive check out these two links.

http://arkansasvarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=992976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7w8hV90SI

I do find it interesting that the majority of positive stories have sports and athletics at the heart of them. The first link is about a high school football player that does something beyond his age. The second is one of my favorite portrayals a fathers willingness to help his child achieve his dream. I think that these clips show that there is more to sports than what we typically think.