journalistic integrity

Finally. A small stand against the 'news' of Paris Hilton.



Not only does she flat refuse to talk about it, she tries to burn it, rips it, and then keeps refusing to read it as it's put in front of her. As her colleagues try to read the story she looks visibly disgusted, which just makes me happy. Now I'll admit, I can be a bit of a whore for celebrity news, but does it really have a place on MSNBC and CNN? No. Does it belong in People, In Touch and US weekly, absolutely. I have a soft spot in my heart for those publications, nothing beats sitting out by a pool or on a dock with a cold beer (or bitch beer) and reading about who is dating who and who has the worst cellulite. When these stories are taking top billing over stories about the war, the race for the presidency and the like, I start to take issue. It's never a slow enough news day to have Paris Hilton getting out of jail be the top story. It was nice to see that someone would stop and try to take a stand. Even though she probably got heavily reprimanded, if not severely punished, and her colleagues ended up giving the story anyway, at least she took the time to make a point. Paris Hilton is not news.