Shenmue Dojo

I think it's funny how society as a whole thinks our world has become more violent. The only reason it 'seems' more violent is because the media turns isolated incidents into the illusion of them all relating to eachother. We have always had violence in the world, now it's just more publicized thanks to the mass media.

I dont think its the media's fault for reporting death and violence, I think its important to know about. Rather then celebrity bs and the like. True violent crime is on a decline overall statistically, but that doesnt mean its deserving to not report about as much.

Its not so much the reporting of it but the fact that it gets blown a bit out of proportion. do we still need to hear reports on Sandy hook and interviews with a cousin of a doctor of a nephew that lived in a nearby town?

Bad things happen, and generally we need to know if theres a rapist in out neighborhood or perhaps that somethicng could have happened to loved ones abroad, but I don't think theres any doubt that the media would air "Family killed in satanic blood orgy" over "10 year old girl genius finds cure for cancer"

If it bleeds, it leads, as they say.

We still have stories like this one

Ryudo wrote: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/vi ... child.ktrk

Just applied for a video gaming journalist position based in Sydney. I applied for the retro gaming section. Would be nice id say, but obviously wouldnt be money orientated. Still....

This was actually my stop every day.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHkK0C5mFY[/youtube]

Took my IPhone 4 apart yesterday to change the LCD. What a pain in the ass