By shaping the Simpson case as an <event> the networks effectively decontextualize the broader social issues in the case. It changes into a <contest> between two opposing camps; a battle of <clever> strategies with all the subtle nuances of the legal system in full display on national television. But is the reporting journalism? Or, what kind of journalism is the reporting? The tyranny of dis/information created by <facts> and <expert commentary> only furthers popular mythology; creates an illusion of an <informed> citizenry. Another new paint job on the facade of democracy. Daily experiences tell us that this is a misogynist society. <It doesnUt take a lot of brain power by the folks at media central to figure this out>. This misogyny exists not only in the ideological realm, but in the political as well; and, it effects all social relations: not just those between men and women. The <foregrounding> of the legal aspects of the Simpson case transforms an event with clear social implications into yet another sports event: into a de politicized spectacle. The journals of mass opinion, TV, radio, and print, perpetuate an astounding level of social ignorance and fear and insecurity. The majority of the resources of network television are directed not towards better research and greater depth in reporting but rather towards sensationalized <news> tidbits and glitzy packaging and sports events. How truly sad that a program like *60 minutes* has come to represent the pinnacle of television investigative journalism. Thanks folks Allan