HERE IS THE NEWS
Dec. 21st, 2007 12:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogContinuing our coverage of year-end lists, AP has selected its Top 10 News Stories of 2007:
1. Virginia Tech killings
2. Mortgage crisis
3. Iraq war
4. Oil prices
5. Chinese exports
6. Global warming
7. Bridge collapse
8. Presidential campaign
9. Immigration debate
10. Iran's nuclear program
Of course, if you went by the number of broadcast hours actually dedicated to news stories as they developed – the ones where news anchors were pulling double shifts and providing 24/7 updates and in-depth analysis of the outcome and impact on the American People – then I have US$10 that says the Virginia Tech shootings would probably be the only story still on the list.
Because from what I remember, the biggest stories on CNN and Fox were bizarre drunk astronaut love triangles, Anna Nicole Smith’s death/autopsy/funeral/career retrospective, Michael Vick’s hobbies, stereoids use in baseball (with a special shoutout to Barry Bonds), Dumbledore and Larry Craig turning out to be secretly gay all this time, Don Imus getting fired, and pretty much anything involving any celebrity whose surname is Spears, Simpson or Lohan.
But who am I to be critical?
Meanwhile, in the interest of fairness and balance, Project Censored has released its 25 most “censored” (or, if you like, underreported) news stories of the year, which is always worth reading, its OTT liberal bias and occasional ventures into conspiracy theory notwithstanding.
I like the one where Cheney’s Halliburton stock is up 3,000%. Which means he’s worth something like $94 million now. Which, by a complete coincidence, is how much money in office equipment NASA has lost over the last 10 years.
News to me,
This is dF
1. Virginia Tech killings
2. Mortgage crisis
3. Iraq war
4. Oil prices
5. Chinese exports
6. Global warming
7. Bridge collapse
8. Presidential campaign
9. Immigration debate
10. Iran's nuclear program
Of course, if you went by the number of broadcast hours actually dedicated to news stories as they developed – the ones where news anchors were pulling double shifts and providing 24/7 updates and in-depth analysis of the outcome and impact on the American People – then I have US$10 that says the Virginia Tech shootings would probably be the only story still on the list.
Because from what I remember, the biggest stories on CNN and Fox were bizarre drunk astronaut love triangles, Anna Nicole Smith’s death/autopsy/funeral/career retrospective, Michael Vick’s hobbies, stereoids use in baseball (with a special shoutout to Barry Bonds), Dumbledore and Larry Craig turning out to be secretly gay all this time, Don Imus getting fired, and pretty much anything involving any celebrity whose surname is Spears, Simpson or Lohan.
But who am I to be critical?
Meanwhile, in the interest of fairness and balance, Project Censored has released its 25 most “censored” (or, if you like, underreported) news stories of the year, which is always worth reading, its OTT liberal bias and occasional ventures into conspiracy theory notwithstanding.
1. Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
2. Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
3. Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
4. Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US
5. High-Tech Genocide in Congo
6. Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy
7. US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
8. Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act
9. The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall
10. Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians
11. Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed
12. Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines
13. New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
14. Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the US
15. Chemical Industry is EPA's Primary Research Partner
16. Ecuador and Mexico Defy US on International Criminal Court
17. Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda
18. Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story
19. Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever
20. Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem
21. Gold Mining Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers
22. $Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed
23. US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe
24. Cheney's Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year
25. US Military in Paraguay Threatens Region
2. Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
3. Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
4. Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US
5. High-Tech Genocide in Congo
6. Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy
7. US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
8. Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act
9. The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall
10. Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians
11. Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed
12. Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines
13. New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
14. Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the US
15. Chemical Industry is EPA's Primary Research Partner
16. Ecuador and Mexico Defy US on International Criminal Court
17. Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda
18. Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story
19. Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever
20. Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem
21. Gold Mining Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers
22. $Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed
23. US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe
24. Cheney's Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year
25. US Military in Paraguay Threatens Region
I like the one where Cheney’s Halliburton stock is up 3,000%. Which means he’s worth something like $94 million now. Which, by a complete coincidence, is how much money in office equipment NASA has lost over the last 10 years.
News to me,
This is dF
