According to the news, Hollywood activist George Clooney has
attacked the US media by accusing journalists and producers of
neglecting their responsibilities to their country. The Celebrity actor
believes the media is to be blame for not reporting the truth about the
Bush administration but also the American public for focusing on
reality TV shows instead of real news. Meanwhile, last week George
Clooney joined Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel to address the United
Nations Security Council about the problems in Darfur.
In other Celebrity news, Universal Pictures has set George Clooney to
direct and star in football film Leatherhead. Hollywood Celebrity is
rewriting the script and will begin production in early spring.
In the year-and-a-half or two years leading up to the war in Iraq,
both in print and in broadcast journalism, the media took a pass on its
responsibilities. I dont think theres anyone that would deny it - The
New York Times certainly hasnt. And if The New York Times and The
Washington Post and USA Today are all reneging on their responsibility,
then believe me its going down to the local news level as well. This
has really been a poor time in journalism. We already had a Congress on
the same side as the White House. We needed a Fourth Estate more than
ever, to say, Lets at least ask questions before we do these things.
The medias failings reflect on the rest of us too. It took, what,
three months after September 11 before reality shows became big again
Theres a responsibility to be upheld.
- said Hollywood Celebrity Geroge Clooney -
