An Alternate Reality
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
"What this country needs is a return to normalcy," writes New York Times economist Paul Krugman. "And I don't mean the selective normalcy the Bush administration wants, in which everyone goes shopping but the media continue to report only inspiring stories and war news. It's time to give the American people the whole picture." He notes that "most Americans get their news from TV. And what they see is heartwarming -- a picture of a nation behaving well in a time of crisis. Indeed, the vast majority of Americans have been both resolute and generous.