Comments on: Frothing at the Meth http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2006/04/03/media-frothing-at-the-meth/ 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Anonymous http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2006/04/03/media-frothing-at-the-meth/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Anonymous Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/_dev/redesign/templates/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2006/04/03/media-frothing-at-the-meth/#comment-69 This appears to be a national trend in the mainstream media. The Portland Oregon based daily (The Oregonian) recently became Your Source For Scary Meth News. <BR/><BR/>Until the Willamette Week (roughly, the equivalent of CityPaper) revealed the scare-mongering behind the ooky-spooky headlines. Other local alternative weeklies and blogs are also starting to respond similarly. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, meth is bad. But it's not the apocalyptic nightmare that the corporate media would have us believe, apparently. I'm not sure why they're so invested in this narrative, but thank God for the alternative press. All distortion, whether ill- or well-intentioned, requires exposure. This appears to be a national trend in the mainstream media. The Portland Oregon based daily (The Oregonian) recently became Your Source For Scary Meth News.

Until the Willamette Week (roughly, the equivalent of CityPaper) revealed the scare-mongering behind the ooky-spooky headlines. Other local alternative weeklies and blogs are also starting to respond similarly.

Yeah, meth is bad. But it's not the apocalyptic nightmare that the corporate media would have us believe, apparently. I'm not sure why they're so invested in this narrative, but thank God for the alternative press. All distortion, whether ill- or well-intentioned, requires exposure.

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