As has been widely covered in the news lately, the District of Columbia will become the sixth, well it’s not a state, but close enough maybe, to allow gay couples to marry. Fantastic news. No problems here. Not really any of my business.
What is interesting, though, amid all this hubbub, when every serious reporter and his brother was trying to cover this, is the still present fact that not all coverage is created equal. Fox News’ article chimed in at a mere 75 words. The extended edition managed to scrape up 124 words. Faulkner wrote sentences longer than that. Dictionary definitions are longer than that. CNN at least managed to find space for about 300 words on the same story. The Washington Post takes the cake with over 1100. I’m not sure what Westboro Baptist Church wrote on the subject, but they were there protesting in person, so their voices were certainly heard.
Fox News did, however, find space for 750 words remind us all that Hollywood prefers skinny girls. As it turns out, most media does. If you needed Fox to remind you, then you just don’t get out enough because a magazine cover could do the same thing.
I know everyone has different passions, but some equity wouldn’t kill you, right? So let’s try giving more focus to major events, even if we don’t always agree. Especially when it’s real news.
(By the way, in case you're interested, the word count on the above comments: 234)
Cite your source:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/dc-gay-marriage-030310
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/03/05/gabourey-sidibes-oscars-dress-mystery-big-hollywood/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030300654.html
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/02/dc.same.sex.marriage/index.html
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