I’ll never be first with the news, that I’m sure of. If you want “breaking” stories, there are plenty of places with reporters scanning the wire who are going to beat me to the punch every time.

Pick one.

But what do those news reports tell you? Do they give you the context that allows you to understand how events fit into either a bigger picture or your own daily life? Do they explain the world or do they hype up something that in the end doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense?  And while we expect sportscasters or meteorologists to tell us what to expect in the days ahead, why don’t we expect the same from our business and economics reporters? If they are honestly explaining what happened, shouldn’t there be a logical conclusion as to what comes next?

That’s what I mean by “fixing” the news .  Barataria is here to provide context that not only explains today’s events but propels into what logically comes next. The mission is to make the daily news more useful by providing the background that turns down the noise.  With the most respectful community in blogging to call me when I stray and add a lot of wisdom and perspective, there’s no place like it on the ‘net!

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