Don't believe everything you see on CNN

Those following the news at home be warned . . .

Though I can't predict what will happen with this latest round of protests, my impression from living in Bangkok and Jakarta is that the western media always picks the scariest, bloodiest, freakiest, most outrageous footage and goes crazy with it, and that it's grossly inaccurate to the daily reality. For example, last year at Songkran, the Red Shirts and the police had a clash at Victory Monument that involved flaming bus smashing into a barricade. This affected regular people very little, but when I saw it on CNN, they made Bangkok look like a scene out of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. I was both shocked and hugely pissed-off, because while fiery footage grabs viewers, it also hurts Thailand's tourism, which is massive chunk of the economy. Would it kill the media to show a more balanced view? (/rant)

OK. Am really going jogging now!