In response to Ben Chang's "Selfish"
For those who don't appreciate the Royal Wedding and think that it's a huge waste of time, you may be right, it might be a waste of time and money. To others, it's a big deal because Prince William and Kate Middleton are the face of the future royal family. To the people of the England, their monarchs are huge public and historical figures. It's no surprise that this wedding will be a significant moment in history as well as pop culture. This was no ordinary wedding; it was also a ceremony that is taken very seriously. If you I can agree with you that although it is tragic and unfortunately of the events that occurred around the time of the royal wedding, but when did people become so cynical? Good and bad things are going to happen, and I've heard many complaints about how much the wedding costs and 'how can you spend so much money on something when you can do other things with it' but I say to those people, what have you done to help - besides complain?
For those who don't appreciate the Royal Wedding and think that it's a huge waste of time, you may be right, it might be a waste of time and money. To others, it's a big deal because Prince William and Kate Middleton are the face of the future royal family. To the people of the England, their monarchs are huge public and historical figures. It's no surprise that this wedding will be a significant moment in history as well as pop culture. This was no ordinary wedding; it was also a ceremony that is taken very seriously. If you I can agree with you that although it is tragic and unfortunately of the events that occurred around the time of the royal wedding, but when did people become so cynical? Good and bad things are going to happen, and I've heard many complaints about how much the wedding costs and 'how can you spend so much money on something when you can do other things with it' but I say to those people, what have you done to help - besides complain?
The Royal Wedding did generate millions of dollars of a lot of people, including media outlets from all over the world. What people have to remember is that these news programs are also a business, and in business you have to generate revenue and that often times means that you're going to have to cover entertainment. There are networks where news is reported constantly, stations such as CNN. Think about it, how many hours a day do you spend watching CNN compared to how many hours you're watching MTV or your favorite television shows? Truth is, unless you're interested you won't be interpreted from your channel surfing by CNN.
What is the difference between the Royal Wedding and the Superbowl? Need I remind you that the Superbowl happens every year, while a Royal Wedding happens every couple of decades - and it's only a select few that are truly significant. Every year the Superbowl generates millions of dollars, and companies spend top dollar for airtime during halftime. Why not use that money towards other issues in the world? Had a tragic event had happened during the last Superbowl, do you still believe that it would be unnecessary and have the same opinion on it's media coverage? Probably not, the Superbowl interests you and has some significance to you.
The similarities of both the Royal Wedding and the Superbowl is that they bring the people of their country together. It is a sense of tradition and patriotism to the people of England and us here in America. It is important to keep broadcasting such events because they make the people feel proud, and happy. It is still important to be informed of the issues of the world and try to be proactive in aiding, but it'll be easier if we're doing it while we're happy. Too much of a good thing can be bad, and too much of the bad thing can be just plain depressing.
The information is out there, it is selfish for the people to expect to sit on their couches and expect information to given to them. The news stations should inform us of what's happening in the world, the good and bad in moderation. From there, it is our job to dig deeper if we feel strongly about an particular issue. It is just yet another bad image of Americans being lazy. Just think of it as a hybrid ACC course. We receive information that is thought to be the most important and beneficial in class, but it is also part of the course to do supplemental research and studying out of class.
