America, the greatest country in the world.
I say that proudly, it's not taking anything away from Canada, or any European countries, but I'm saying that America is the greatest country in the world. This is my home, it's where I like being right now, and nowhere else (yet) has proved to me to be a better place to live. I'd hope that citizens of France or Germany would consider their country the greatest, too. I'm patriotic, what can I say?
But, we are not without our flaws, now are we?
So many people wonder why I don't like to talk about politics much or the things that are in the news. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind having intelligent conversations about politics, but there are a lot of people that assume that everything they see is on TV is what they get. Many people assume that CNN is the number one news source and that they are always correct. A lot of those same people attack FoxNews for being a more conservative-based station that always leans towards lies for the Republicans to make Democrats look bad.
And vice versa, of course.
CNN has recently proved to me why all news stations are probably corrupt and f**ked up. Granted, I won't say it about any station for sure except for CNN because they are the only ones that have proved to me that they don't like to report accurate news.
World Wrestling Entertainment has recently been under major fire following the death of Chris Benoit (pro-wrestler) for killing his wife, his young son, and himself in the course of two days within the past year. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been under fire because of the belief of the many drugs that surrounds pro-wresting and that the drugs can be one of the reasons for so many deaths in wrestling as of late.
"Death-Grip" - A Documentary about pro-wrestling was recently recorded and aired on CNN to discuss steroids and deaths in the industry of wrestling. One of the interviews was by recently injured John Cena. If you watched the documentary the first night it aired, you certainly saw or heard John Cena being asked if he had ever taken steroids. When asked the question.. this was his response that aired.
"My answer to that question 'have you ever used steroids' is -- the only thing I can say -- I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never be able to prove that I have"
The answer basically is telling you that John Cena is admitting that he has taken steroids but no one else will be able to prove it. That is horrible! John Cena just basically said that he is a con-artist? He takes steroids but he's able to hide it?
However, WWE had cameras at the event and decided to show the whole interview, uncut, in John Cena's defense. What was John's answer when asked about steroids?
"Absolutely Not"
And the interview continues with him explaining that he has been tested for steroids since age 17 and hasn't failed one test, but that the media is automatically going to assuume that if someone is at the top of the world that they are doing steroids.
Shame on CNN.
CNN is supposed to be reputable news source. I had no problem with CNN except for the idea that they probably act one sided like MSNBC or FoxNews, but now that I see this I am appauled. This is absolutely disgusting, if not illegal. How can they do this and feel like they are a legitimate news source?
WWE.com posted CNN's video and then the unedited video to prove that CNN had false reporting. Due to the backlash CNN was getting from the undeniable proof that they edited Cena's response to give the answer they thought would make a good news story, the repeats of the documentary have been changed to give Cena's first, "Absolutely Not" response.
Cena and WWE, obviously upset about this, requested an apology from CNN on their website. Last night, this is what a CNN Representative had to say...
[From WWE's Website]
WWE received the following statement last night at 10:00 pm EST from CNN's Director of Public Relations, Jennifer Dargan:
"CNN felt that Mr. Cena's statement in the interview:
"My answer to that question 'have you ever used steroids' is -- the only thing I can say -- I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never be able to prove that I have"
was a more expansive and complete answer -- and that's why we used it in the first run of the program. And we stand by that decision. But, we added the other quote on the Sunday replay where Mr. Cena first denied using steroids. We did this because of his complaint and the attention it received so that viewers could see how he said it both times."
[End]
CNN has lost all respect from me. Cena was on a network that generally gets loads of viewers and was taken out of context by them. They refuse to admit mistake and are acting like they're aren't in the wrong.
Not all, but too many news reporters and news stations find it acceptable to post things without merit. Too many things are being shown on TV, in the news, even on the radio, with one-sided results because the reporter or stations have an agenda or want something that will make ratings look good.
My opinion? As a reporter you shouldn't write what you want to hear, you write the facts. That is what makes a good reporter. If you want to write fiction then go ahead to a TV series, not news that people depend on getting with accuracy.
Links-
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/noapology [CNN - No Appology]
http://www.wwe.com/inside/cenaoncnnvideo/ [Both Videos]
As a reporter you shouldn't write what you want to hear, you write the facts. That is what makes a good reporter. If you want to write fiction then go ahead to a TV series, not news that people depend on getting with accuracy.
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