ADD

[PhillySane]

As in attention deficit disorder. Can't believe how some of these news channels can't (or won't) cover more than one story at a time. Still a very serious situation in Japan, but you'd think everything's just dandy there with all the focus on Libya right now. I know there have been reports of "moderate progress" at the reactor sites, but now there's radiation in the food supplies.

Anybody else hearing anything important?

[geckosfeet]

1. I read Gabor Mate's book a few weeks back. He makes a strong

argument for early parental nurturing being a strong factor in add. Many core brain structures are formed during infancy and childhood and without consistent parental attunement they tend to form poorly.

Perhaps news broadcasting attracts the adult add personality.

[PhillySane]

4. Actually

wouldn't that be the other way around. If you like watching one thing for hours and hours, then I think, that's called OCD.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Actually it's called hyperfocusing and its very common in ADDers

[GreenEyedLefty]

6. I agree with this.

I have mild ADD and my oldest daughter has it more severely. Both of us can watch an engrossing TV show or read a good book and completely tune out the rest of the world.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. It's why kids with ADD can sit and play video games for hours and hours

[geckosfeet]

10. Oh. Perhaps you are right. I was thinking that the broadcasters themselves are add.

No need to focus. Just switch from topic to topic with little connecting cognition.

[PhillySane]

11. These conditions have nothing to do with it

I think its a business strategy. One to keep you tuning in and sell you product. Unfortunately, there is no hard journalism in news anymore. That is, its all sensationalism. Porn.

All I want is information.

[Taitertots]

2. It is entertainment, not intended to give relevant information n/t

This way you buy more stuff you ever needed in the first place.

[PhillySane]

3. Obama didn't even cancel his trip to Brazil

for this Libyan thing. Just attacked 'em while he was on vacation.

Six reactor cores still under emergency in Japan.

[laylah]

8. You may want to refer

to this link. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=633572&mesg_id=633572 Also, it is Libya. ;)

[Lilyhoney]

9. "ADD And Loving It"

I just recently watched "ADD And Loving It" on PBS.




http://www.drhallowell.com/blog/award-winning-documentary-add-and-loving-it-now-airing-on-pbs-stations/

Edit to add link

[KharmaTrain]

12. If You Rely On The Corporate Media...

...you deserve to be misinformed. We all have the opportunity to be our own news editors. Despite all the food fights around here, DU is still a very good resource for links to all sorts of news and events that the short attention span of the corporate media ignores. This is especially the case on the weekend where the "big money" talent is at their drinkie-drinkie parties and the world is supposed to wait til Monday for any "serious" news. Also the downsizing of the corporate media means you have maybe one or two reporters in a trouble spot compared to the many different reporters in the past. It's news as "entertainment"...for profit before information. Don't like it? Then go watch Animal Planet...

[PhillySane]

13. Actually

I was hoping to hear more about Japan's nuclear crisis and disaster response here. I don't think there's much info out there since the arrival of Odyssey Dawn (sounds like a porn star name).

[KharmaTrain]

16. I've Been Seeing Reports...

Most important is the latest problems with Reactor 3. Part of the problem is the language and time differences. Trying to watch a Japanese press coverage is difficult to follow and many of them are held 12 hours opposite of our time zones...so important matters will happen when not only most of us but our "beloved" corporate media is asleep.

Honestly, if I were a News Director, I'd be a nervous wreck these days considering all the big stories going on and not only which one gets the coverage but the "assets" as well. No matter what they do there's going to be those who are critical...as we see around here. Too much Libya means somehow we've given up on Japan...too much Japan and where's the reports of the protests in Madison and Lansing? You never win...

Cheers...

[lunatica]

14. War trumps everything but only when we first invade or bomb the crap out of them

Soon it'll take a back seat to some other hot story.

[PhillySane]

15. I'm sure

Anderson Cooper is already in Libya. He was getting too much radiation in Tokyo.