Overnight Thoughts on April 23rd

The media is now under more scrutiny then ever before. I think this is a good thing since in the search for ratings and
advertising dollars, the rush to create a WhoWhatWhy that has an article of "What the Media Didn't Warn you About."  It does make a decent critique of the media coverage but veers close to paranoid conspiracy. The critique concerns the "narrative" that the media gives out during the blanket  coverage of the bombing and its aftermath. The narrative according to the article in question states there several themes to this:

"scoop is stronger then ever.  A case in point is the Boston Marathon bombing. I just read in a blog called
Worry, But Not Too Much
-Experts
-Scoops
-Repetition
-Kumbaya
-Substitute for Substance

Looking for a Conspiracy!

Searching for More!

Next,  the article asks the question. "What Gets Blocked Out?' and gives the gun control legislation that went down in flames even with the 90% approval for the bill's only purpose which was to expand background checks. It appears that the NRA and its allies were beneficiaries of the the media obsession with the Marathon Bombing.
A 2nd story that was barely covered was the HUGE fire  and explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant. This event caused more deaths then at Boston but did not have the appeal of being in Boston and it happened to working-class stiffs at a Right to Work state. The plant was not inspected for 5 years since there have been cutbacks in funding for inspectors.

I did like this part of the article. It was well thought out and asks the right questions.

Under the Watchful Eye.

Only when the article, under the heading: FBI Missteps  the conspiracy talk starts. This part of this article talks about a  man named Alastair Stevenson . He states he saw bomb-sniffing dogs before the start of the race.  This man is quite full of himself  so  we must all do some critical thinking on this!! The article is even-handed and well-written until it links to this  paragraph from a Mobile Alabama online article

Going Retro for Facts!

While there is no confirmation yet on whether the blasts were the result of a terrorist attack, Stevenson said something he saw before the race was unusual.
"At the starting line this morning, they had bomb sniffing dogs and the bomb squad out there," he said. "They kept announcing to runners not to be alarmed, that they were running a training exercise."
He added, "I've run a lot of races like this one, but I never saw bomb dogs at the starting line of any running event. It led me to believe that something like (a bomb detonation) might have happened."

Well, we are off to the races my friends. Cue up Alex Jones and his "INFOWARS"  and all the "False Flags" he likes to wave around. Just read this gem and be AFRAID be very AFRAID!
Well, enough of my sarcasm and this write up about the media/conspiracy junk