Citizen Journalism by Josh Mull

Day 1: August 23, 2008

As soon as I got to Denver we headed over to some place called Ellitch Gardens, something like that. It was basically a second rate Six Flags, whatever that’s worth to you. It was sort of cool that Google and a few other massive corporations had bought out the entire park so all us media folks large and small could dick around on the tea cups for a while, but I have to admit, aside from the journalist badasses I met at the uptake, the whole party was a bit of a disappointment.

While anyone would appreciate free beer and roller coasters, the whole affair had absolutely nothing to do with politics, the election, or hell, anything to do with the country. Even the press badges didn’t mention what exactly we were there for. If Denver were in Guatemala it’s hard to imagine how it would have been any different.

If for some reason you thought that whole complaint about the mainstream media being bought out by corporations was just some sort of wacky leftist conspiracy theory, all the proof you need was live and in living color here in Denver last night.

Sadly the only protest happening was by a couple of pro-lifers asking why Obama loves to kill babies. I didn’t bother to ask them what’s “pro-life” about the Iraq war or torturing Muslims in Guantanamo, but it’s probably safe to assume your grandma could’ve gotten stoned off the cognitive dissonance.

As I’m writing this, it’s still early I’m the evening of day 2. Check back tomorrow for info on Sunday’s activities.

Popularity: 100% [?]

No related posts.