Don't Steal OJ's stuff. Or else.

So, for my first Journal I've decided to hit up CNN and take a look at the (current) OJ Simpson case. Hooray. I'll be taking a crack at the seemingly popular prompt D, today, as well. The loving just never seems to end, does it?

Moving along:

Who created this message (this is part 1 of the prompt, by the way)? Well, that'd be good old CNN. That's right. The news giant, it appears, no longer needs individual journalists, but would rather asexually produce their articles. Either that or there's some sort of glitch, on their site, hiding the author's name from the viewers. Isn't that neat?

What creative techniques were used to attract my attention? None whatsoever. Unless you count OJ, being in a courtroom again, as creative. Though, I suppose you could count the famousness of OJ coupled with the fact that CNN is internationally renowned. With a reputation like that, why would they need a "pull"?

How might people understand this message differently than me? Well... I suppose if you're an anarchist, you'd believe OJ, rather than the police footage. Therefore, you might see this article as something that makes you more angry at the state, rather than something to giggle over.

What values, lifestyles and points of view are being represented, or omitted from, this message? Lifestyles? OJ, a former football star, goes nuts when he finds out personal memorabilia are being sold to a private buyer. Why? The reader is never told why. This bothers me. Both sides should be represented. Though, OJ could be refusing comment.

Why is this message being sent? Because people like to read about washed-up football stars busting into a hotel room, in Vagas, guns blazing. Plus, with all the former controversy surrounding OJ, I'm sure people would want to know about stuff like this.


Word.