In our age of digital and social media, readers of news appear to have more choice than ever before. The sheer proliferation of media outlets is mind boggling.
Yet, in many ways that “choice” is an illusion. The overwhelming majority of news stories are driven by agendas that are beyond the ability of the typical reader to comprehend, or even detect. Real, local news is on its knees, and has been for years.
Political coverage pursues one ideological objective or another; or, frequently, aims to hurt one individual or the other – but all in the guise of objective news gathering that the unsuspecting reader is encouraged to take at face value.
Celebrity, sports and business coverage is arguably worse. These purely commercial interests promote their self-serving narratives through the media, generally with only one fundamental goal: to sell. That could be to sell or create a famous person in entertainment; to sell entertainment itself; or to sell investment and consumer products. All this activity is guided by an army of highly paid PR operatives and abetted by eyeball hungry media outlets. But, again, the average reader is oblivious.
Crazy America is different.
Our mission is to chronicle that which is striking or shocking in everyday interactions, to document the odd but authentic and, in doing that, to capture the essence of the human condition across this country.
What we are about is local news but on a national canvas. As such, it’s rarely pretty, frequently messy, and sometimes disturbing in the extreme – but it’s always genuine, never manufactured.
That’s why you won’t find the next political sensation or celebrity bombshell on these pages. You’ll find nothing of the world of business and multi-millionaire sportspeople.
Just the real people of this great land. So buckle up and enjoy the ride….
Crazy America Editorial Team, 2019
Dashcam footage and home surveillance video captured the fireball that lit up the night sky on Monday.
The remains of 24 pharaohs, 18 kings and four queens, were relocated to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization on Saturday in an elaborate event designed to attract tourists to the new museum.
Lego theft may be on the rise, with French police investigating an international ring of alleged Lego thieves. Lego expert Gerben van IJken says there could be a Lego black market.
The department, responsible for nuclear weapons, concluded that a "very young child took advantage of the situation" when the parent, who manages the account, briefly left it "open and unattended."
From fish in jars to rare seeds and microbes, hundreds of millions of biological specimens are stored around the U.S., and caretakers are trying to make them accessible for future research.
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