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What is Intelligence? 98
But we are not seeking to demonise or attack any individual, and
certainly not David Duchovny, who seems to us as nice and innocent or
not so as any other man as far as we can see. We are not in the habit of
judging those whom we do not properly know.
Many of those in the media are fundamentally decent and kind hearted
people, though no doubt with a touch of vanity, which surely most of us
would also exhibit if put in a similar privileged position.
Of course, we are addressing not only those who are the visible façade of
the media world – the news presenters and reporters – but those behind
them who are more directorial and controlling in their role.
For example, in theory it is supposedly the view of the media to present
an impartial objective view of societal and world events.
But in practice we find this is rarely the case, and probably impossible.
Someone, somewhere has got to decide of the thousand or more
theoretically newsworthy events that occur every day, which ones should
be reported, and how many seconds or column inches they should get.
So where choice exists, we are pointing out that perhaps it is time for
more people in the media, including the celebrity world, to as Jonathan
Ross suggested give something back.
The rich king in the palace is after all only as secure as the love of his
people. If he is a hated ruler, his subjects and rivals will sooner or later
plot to kill him, as all history has proven.
Even seemingly nice people like British TV journalist Jill Dando and
John Lennon have been murdered for no other apparent reason than their
fame, and as long as we continue to live in a world of such glaring
inequality and privilege, no doubt such occasional terrifying blips on the
radar screen of celebrity glory will continue to occur from time to time.
So somewhat in passing, we are just pointing out that the media has a
power like never before to challenge and direct all that is in the news, and
steer the thought of the masses to the most desirable destination for the
benefit of all.
Surely life has got to change. We observe for example that soap operas
are going through phases of struggling for ratings, and forced to make