Blaming the media for hurting housing

I couldn't resist addressing media culpability in helping sink the real estate market. Let's just say scribblers and newscasters are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Run a positive housing story? We're labeled dupes of the Realtors and builders. A negative story is supposed proof of a conspiracy to scuttle a major local industry.

Here's a new take from Les Brown, a nationally renowned motivational speaker. He tattooed the media for its downbeat coverage at a recent rally in Orlando before Florida real estate people.

"Don't allow the mind virus communicated by the media to infect you," Brown proclaimed last week in what was meant to inspire Realtors to sell the pants off one another.

I supposed being accused of spreading viruses is better than being called pond scum. Thanks, Les.

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[JM]

If both sides are angry, then the media has done its job well.