FROM BOREDOM TO ENGAGEMENT: TV'S LAST JANUARY 6 HEARING
This past Thursday's January 6 Hearing started as, "Here we go again.'' Lots of hype, but still resulting in a boring, almost three- hour broadcast: repeat information and 'so-what' conclusions. Let's be honest. Only people who cared about the issues ever watched this series. The idea that the Hearing was to educate the America public about events during the Capitol Riot only applied to Trump haters and those who did not believe the big-lie. No one else cared. Despite that fact, the last program of the summer turned out to hold the viewers' attention after all, at least for this media critic. However, we must ask the pertinent question: why? The answer lies in its unique format, the importance of WORDS and not always IMAGES, and the program's implicit purpose. The boring part came with the introduction, the expected perfunctory comments from the Committee Chairs. You know, a bit like a lecture but lacking any attention-get