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Old 02-15-2013, 11:45 AM  
dyna mo
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And 20-30 years ago every time a kid killed himself or did something terrible, people asked "what heavy metal music did he listen to?"

No difference. Blaming a "thing" besides what's happening at home isn't going to take society any closer to understanding or fixing the problem.
media isn't a *thing* in the sense you are using the term. it is not an inanimate object. it is corporation comprised of people. in fact, it is legally a person. a gun is not legally a person like a corp is.

and news CORPs are legally bound by operating in the best interest of its shareholders, i.e., the bottomline. how does a news corp increase that year after year and against competition? increase viewership by sensationalizing.
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