In recent days - amidst a flurry of highly-charged news reports - one truism became crystal clear.
There's usually more to the story!
For this reason, viewers in TV land - and armchair critics in general - might be wise to hold judgment for a moment before succumbing to a knee-jerk reaction and going off-the-handle when the raw news splashes across the old boob tube.
In fact, I have a piece of advice, that may be worth listening to.
When the jolting breaking news interrupts regular programming - take a deep breath, fathom what just washed over you, reflect a little, collect your thoughts, then process and digest the data.
In particular, I am referring to the exhausting - at times hysterical coverage - on the Arizona State Law regarding Immigration Reform, the controversy over ethnics classes in public schools (funded by tax dollars), and the oil spill tragedy that has numbed the Nation.
The jolting newsbites have been non-stop, accusing, relentless, informative, wild, insightful - and at times - even thought-provoking.
But, it did not escape my attention - that from one report to the next - the focus often tends to shift with a little more probing, intensive investigative journalism, and a more thorough review of the facts passing through what is usually a glass-darkly initially.
There is not only more to the story, but two sides to it, as well.
I compare all the media hoopla to a court of Law.
Wait for the evidence to be presented, reviewed, and substantiated before rushing to judgment.
Only fools rush in, after all!
