American Idol is not news. Thank goodness.

I'm so over American Idol as a news item. I don't watch it, but I am a fan of other popular reality shows, and an even bigger fan of TV. However, it's not news. It's goings on shouldn't follow news about Iraq or, um, anything of real news value. And it is! So many American outlets are getting stumped into carrying it as news. Just because it's popular doesn't make it news!

I thought the world service might have been dupped as well when the summary read something about new music. I was relieved however that they were referring to the folk talents of the Latvian president and not a TV show. I'd much rather hear about her on a slow news day.