CNN Just Doesn’t Get It
March 20th, 2006 by Laura Moncur in NewsI have returned from the most intellectually invigorating experience I’ve had since my ninth grade treacher Mr. Godfrey opened my mind. Mike and I were at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Conference last week. It’s a huge music festival with a smaller film and interactive festival. I attended the interactive festival and I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same afterward.
What does CNN have to say about something that I truly feel will alter history just as the group of Impressionist artists that gathered in Paris did?
Almost nothing…
This story from CNN is about Morrissey’s revelation that he rejected an offer to reunite The Smiths. That’s it. There is no coverage for festival beyond that. All the revolutionary things that I learned last week have been completely ignored by the mainstream media.
What does that tell me?
Well, if that is true, then I understand why they didn’t cover SXSW. It is ANYTHING but easy to cover. I am having the same problem as they would have. How can I describe such an experience? All I’ve been able to do is collect the quotations that my busy fingers typed during the sessions.
If you are interesting in seeing the innovative ideas that filled the air at SXSW, download the podcasts and videos and see for yourself:
CNN might have ignored them, but we no longer depend on the major media outlets to document our history. The folks at SXSW have done an excellent job of covering their own news. No CNN required…