What's the deal with this Russian 'spy ring' deal?

[deValcourt]

I had completely forgotten about this. I can see behaviors that are similar to the Cold War days. The Russians arrested some Americans and charged them with spying, so we arrested a few so that we could make an "exchange." This happens more frequently than you might think, but if the Russians are involved then it's newsworthy because they still have a bad or at best suspicious reputation for many over 30 US citizens. Even Hollywood still stereotypes Russians often as the bad guys.

So yeah, I agree with it being made into a bigger deal than usual because the media folks are getting tired of writing and reporting the same stories about the oil gusher in the Gulf.

Phillip

And Marc - no, this isn't a conspiracy theory. I used to be a newspaper journalist for many years and you can only beat so much out of a stagnant story before people just don't care anymore and sales revenues drop. This ugly truth about the US news media is part of the reason I am not still a reporter. (That and the advent of the Internet.)

[Esteban_cool]

Originally Posted by deValcourt

And Marc - no, this isn't a conspiracy theory. I used to be a newspaper journalist for many years and you can only beat so much out of a stagnant story before people just don't care anymore and sales revenues drop. This ugly truth about the US news media is part of the reason I am not still a reporter. (That and the advent of the Internet.)

Thanks for shedding some light in this, Phil. I guess this problem doesn´t apply only to US media; it´s pretty much the same here and everywhere else. I´ve not seen or read anything but world cup related stuff while there were some not so red-and-blue things going on.

BTW, after taking a look at Anna Chapman´s photos I wonder.. why the heck don´t they send such kinda spies here!!!???

[desantnik]

Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

BTW, after taking a look at Anna Chapman´s photos I wonder.. why the heck don´t they send such kinda spies here!!!???

Don't worry. They do.

[deValcourt]

Originally Posted by EricFG

After reading Philskiy's explanation it all makes sense. A media mountain out of a mole hill. I can't wait for this summers lurid 'shark attack!' stories on the news.
Is there a simple BS filter I can buy somewheres so I don't even have to worry about crapola like this????

Eric, you should see how crestfallen most of the TV weather people were when they've had two storms blow through the Gulf, but neither became a named hurricane. They won't be happy until a category 5 blows over the oil mess so they can see if they were right about it "raining oil" inland.

Originally Posted by desantnik

Don't worry. They do.

And besides, Esteban, if you knew they were beautiful Russian spies, they wouldn't be very good at their jobs, now would they.

Phillip