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The story of Anna Nicole Smith is a tragic one, filled with sex, money, deception, and death, something the media couldn't stop talking about. Just look at how much attention Anna Nicole received last week:

NBC's Nightly News devoted 14 seconds to the Iraq War compared to the 3 minutes and 13 seconds they dedicated to Anna Nicole
CNN referenced Anna Nicole 522% more frequnetly than it did Iraq, and that's less than MSNBC's 708%
And Splash News and Picture Agency bought the rites to footage of Anna Nicole's Death for $500,000


I agree her life was a tantalizing soap opera filled with tabloid headlines and red carpet photo opps, and its easier to talk about her life than it is to talk about the more depressing and dry topics like health care and the Iraq war. But is this really worth all that attention?

Yes this may be what people want, but the media has a responsibility to discuss issues that need to be discussed. We, as US citizens, are becoming less aware and responsible for what our country is doing. But the media has a responsibility to its viewers to provide them with information that will help them be more responsible.

I'm not saying that we should disregard Anna Nicole's death, but perhaps the media should balance the coverage and accept responsibility for the news.