Friday, November 22, 2002

It's biased because it doesn't agree with me
Many times people will get upset at "the media" for not covering something near and dear to them properly. Sometimes, it's a matter of laziness, sometimes it's a lack of talent, many times it's a lack of understanding that few will get unless you're really immersed in its culture. As much as we try to be experts on everything, we can't.

With that said, being a lifelong wrestling fan, it was encouraging to see a decent article in SI a while back about the recent problems at WWE, but then it got way trumped by this article for ESPN magazine and a Web sidebar about the Hart family. I almost found it hard to believe that a major publication could treat such an issue like it would any other serious story (sports or not). Of course, the author has a lot of experience in the field, having written a book on Vince McMahon. But sometimes, it's all of matter of treating the subject like another person, another human and things will play themselves out.

On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal tried its hand at comparing video game systems maybe a year too late (or just on time for confused parents to shop), and well I guess it may work for the core readers, it seems way too simplistic and unhelpful for someone with an even a little knowledge of the systems at hand.

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