What has the media today become?

As we all watch and anticipate a FINAL verdict on the Syria crisis the media has went stir crazy with articles.  CNN and BBC have created articles that are key for the uninvolved US population to read and become more aware of this evolving problem; however, some articles I have come across are problematic only because of mass media.  Yesterday, as I was reading my daily news at work I noticed that one of the top stories reported on Syria was about one of Assad's children threatening the US through his Facebook.  In Hafez Assad's page long status update he rants on about how he wishes the US would attack and that the US may have more weapons but they will never completely cease the resistance that has been built up in Syria.  Honestly, I do not feel that an article about Assad's 11 year old sons rant on Facebook trumps real stories about the human rights tragedies happening in Syria, President Obama's stance on Syria, or any article that will let us know how close the US is to attacking the nation.  After reading the ranting Facebook status I wondered, are US citizens really more concerned/interested in this little boys tantrum and could they care less that we are about to potentially bomb another nation and have our whole country put at risk??  I have found that some of the media lately has been consumed with stories that are completely bogus about the latest celebrity scandals (especially Miley Cyrus's VMA performance) and about royal weddings, babies, and scandals.  I am SURE that there are some people in the US today that have heard about Syria, but have not read or watched anything beneficial to the subject. 


This blog pertains to:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/30/bashar-al-assads-young-son-dares-us-to-attack-syria-in-facebook-rant-photo/

Important articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23918157#TWEET874893

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/30/world/europe/syria-civil-war/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+(RSS%3A+Politics)