Friday, September 17, 2004
This Just In!
newsworthy: Of sufficient interest or importance to the public to warrant reporting in the media.
CNNSI.com has published a story detailing an "incident" in a New York nightclub that indirectly involved Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. Apparently, Carmelo and his girlfriend, an MTV host named La La Vasquez, were at the club when La La was approached by an ex-boyfriend who spit a drink on her. Carmelo and La La left shortly thereafter. I kid you not, that is the entirety of the events described in the article. No one was injured, there were no damages, and it had nothing to do with Carmelo, yet this story is still the top story in the NBA section of the site? Are you f'in kidding me?! I know it's the offseason, but what's tomorrow's headline gonna read, "LeBron Seen Super-Sizing at Local McDonald's?" What ever happened to the concept of stories being newsworthy? This is a fine example of the needless and ridiculous media scrutiny that professional athletes endure. If there was a news article written every time I had an argument with a girlfriend or ran into one of their ex-boyfriends, I would make more headlines than Michael Jackson hosting "Sesame Street." C'mon people!
I'm feeling feisty today so stay tuned for additional posts.
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CNNSI.com has published a story detailing an "incident" in a New York nightclub that indirectly involved Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. Apparently, Carmelo and his girlfriend, an MTV host named La La Vasquez, were at the club when La La was approached by an ex-boyfriend who spit a drink on her. Carmelo and La La left shortly thereafter. I kid you not, that is the entirety of the events described in the article. No one was injured, there were no damages, and it had nothing to do with Carmelo, yet this story is still the top story in the NBA section of the site? Are you f'in kidding me?! I know it's the offseason, but what's tomorrow's headline gonna read, "LeBron Seen Super-Sizing at Local McDonald's?" What ever happened to the concept of stories being newsworthy? This is a fine example of the needless and ridiculous media scrutiny that professional athletes endure. If there was a news article written every time I had an argument with a girlfriend or ran into one of their ex-boyfriends, I would make more headlines than Michael Jackson hosting "Sesame Street." C'mon people!
I'm feeling feisty today so stay tuned for additional posts.
# posted by j.h.k. @ 8:58 AM 
