ISIS beheads a U.S. journalist, America mourns and the media misses the point
If you pick up the paper, two major headlines will probably jump out at you. The continuation of the massive coverage of the Ferguson, Missouri protests and the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley. One of these are about to lose its appeal so soon the Ferguson story will soon go by the waste side like Aurora, Newtown, Trayvon Martin and so many others but this beheading of James Foley is just beginning to peak the interest of many. Not because it is a story that its lessons will ever be heeded but because it was an American who was savagely killed and there are other Americans who may be next. Now I’m not saying that is a bad thing to be concerned with any America dying especially by the hands of cowards that call themselves brave but can anyone tell me how many military personnel died during this same time? I think, one of the best articles written about Foley’s death was done so by Chelsea J. Carter for CNN titled “ Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. jou...