Tabloids Dominate Our Culture: The Truly Great Stories Are Rarely Told
Forget A-Rod
Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 2:20 PMIt's been a little less than two weeks since Sports Illustrated broke the story that Alex Rodriguez failed a steroids test in 2003, and the fallout from that news still dominates the headlines.
Today, the big story is about A-Rod's connections with Angel Presinal, a steroid-linked "friend" who has been banned from private areas of every Major League ballpark since 2001.
The relevance?
Well, as you may have expected, there really isn't any. The A-Rod news is starting to dry up, so reporters are attempting to drum up any controversy they can to stay ahead of the story. Unfortunately for the Yankees third baseman, they've all ignored Presinal's connections with David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and many other prominent names, only to focus on him ... the lightning rod.
In the media's desperate attempt to keep things fresh and interesting, many other potential stories have been overlooked. Case and point; a High School basketball game in Milwaukee that featured one of the most inspirational and heart-warming moments you may ever come across.
It's stories like this that make us all remember how truly wonderful sports really are. Unfortunately, it's stories like these that the National Media no longer pick up. Because for every sensational moment like this, there are 10 A-Rod stories, and here in 2009, tabloid journalism is what sells.
Perhaps our priorities should be re-analyzed, because this story is as good as it gets.
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