From the "No Impact On Your Life" Dept : JonBenet
Jeff Cohen comes close to nailing it with this essay on why this poor little girl is still on TV and the cover of everything. I found this paragraph the most interesting:
Let's face it: The Murdochs and Disneys and Time Warners and GEs that own our media system much prefer a nation of mindless consumers and spectators over a nation of informed, active citizens. They like the fact that avid TV viewers know all the intimate details about the JonBenet or OJ murder cases - and almost nothing about how big corporations lobby against middle-class interests in Washington.
I just might grab his book. I'd love to understand how direct the 'conspiracy' is here or whether it's just a case of lazyness on both sides of the screen.
Bonus: Something that should be getting a little of JonBenet's screen time. Or maybe this. Or this.
Bonus 2: Comparison of Ramsey vs NSA ruling in terms of airtime at the networks.