Does the reputable media have a War Porn addiction?
If you go to Reuters or AP, it seems like the majority of "breaking news" stories are about war and armed conflict. Yes, I realize that this can be valid breaking news, but these stories seem to be essentially an inconsequential stream of minor incidents that are harped on to raise fear and readers' blood pressure.
A case in point, the recent spat of stories over Russian submarines "lurking", "obviously" with bad intent, near undersea cables. Here are just a few example headlines to illustrate this:
U.S. sensors detect Russian subs near cables - CNNPolitics ...
Navy grapples with Russian threats to undersea cables NavyTimes.com?
Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. ... www.nytimes.com/.../russian-presence-near-undersea-...
I mean, good lord, this is a non-story and a non-issue and it received all this coverage. Is this just hyperbolic yellow journalism to generate income for the media, or some psyop ploy by the military, or both? It's hard to tell.
In any case, I feel this constant drum beat of fear and militarism is poisoning social and policy discourse in America.
