
After reading the below article I was all fired up and had to write this post! I have to say the recent Larry king special on Ufos although interesting, was again a reflection of how out of touch the 'old media' is with what people want to hear. I mean here we had the ideal opportuntiy to discuss the signficance of new amazing Ufo sightings, but yet again we have to be dragged back by some skeptic to into the dark ages! The core issue the media needs to get here is that times have changed - public perception about ufos has evolved drastically and with it people expect a different approach from the media. Its no longer the 90's guys, people can see thousands of genuine ufo sightings themselves on websites like youtube - so in this way the 'wool can no longer be kept over the public's eyes', so to say. This means the convincing issue is passe - and we shouldn't have to debate real or fake anymore (a recent 2007 poll by Harris Interactive found over 35 percent of Americans say they already believe in UFOs!).
The general public concensus on ufos has shifted from 'are they real?' now to 'what are they?', so its time for the media to pick up on this by looking into the significance of new sightings, not challenging the idea. So CNN and reporters please wake up and target your broader audience correctly - they want to hear something different from now on!
The article:
Friday night, for the third time in six months, Larry King went to the formula again on CNN: nutty graphics, a panel of nongovernment experts, eyewitnesses being dismissed by a designated skeptic, and a silly logo that asks something like, “Do You Believe in UFOs?” As if belief were a prerequisite to legitimacy.
This is fun entertainment, maybe, but it’s not news. News is stuff like this:
Get a real live Air Force spokesman to explain what Brig. Gen. C.H. Bolender, USAF deputy director of development, meant in 1969 when he wrote: “Reports of unidentified flying objects which could affect national security are made in accordance with JANAP 146 or Air Force Manual 55-11, and are not part of the Blue Book system.”
Get that person to explain why, if the USAF isn’t investigating UFOs anymore, they’re itemized as potential national security threats under Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings. In the 1995 edition of Manual 10-206, for instance, you can find references in Chapter 5.7.3 of the Air Force Operational Reporting System.
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