I had a pretty interesting topic I wrote about in my Journalism class throughout the week. It centered around a special 6 minute segment TV reporter Keith Olbermann had a little while after prop 8 was passed in California.
1. Is it appropriate that such a prominent news reporter should have a "special segment" to plead to Californians about the ban, or is he going too far?
As much as I like the fact that someone like this would care so much about something like this to make a special comment about gay marriage, I think that he is going a little too far. If you look to what the root of the media is suppose to be telling you it is the straight facts. Non-biased news. Sure over time opinion sections in newspapers, television broadcasts, etc have come into play, but I don't think that commentary is what the mainstream media should be peddling out to their viewers. Okay, make a comment about you feeling on the issue while bringing up the story, but I don't think that comment should be stretched out into a 6 minute "special segment." I don't find this surprising from a reporter such as Olbermann because he is somewhat famous for always making his point heard especially when it clashes with something Faux Noise Spin Doctor Bill O'Riely says.
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