COLUMN: 04-04-2007

There is something wrong with today's media where immediate attention is showered on the most ridiculous aspects of any celebrity's life. Rock star Keith Richards' claim that he snorted some of his father's ashes along with cocaine should result in possible criminal actions because he admits doing drugs and nothing else. The fact that this was a major headline on all of the news wires immediately after he supposedly stated this as a joke at some insignificant event reveals an important fact: the American media is desperate for news, but only for news that will sell in America. There is plenty of important news around the world but American media outlets only care about publishing information that will sell, which is why Americans are notorious around the world for being ignorant of world news.