You're Fired! Who Cares?

Are we becoming immune to job-loss stories on the news?

It seems like every other story covers a company shutdown, mass layoffs or soaring unemployment. At first I was sympathetic, then I tried to avoid the stories. Now, I barely notice them.

When every other feature shows a family man who can't feed his kids or a single mother working two jobs just to put food on the table, we become accustomed to the suffering. Many news outlets have found unique angles to the same story, but even those lose their novelty as this economic crisis steams on.

Do these stories remind us that we are not alone? Do they show that there are others worse off? Are these stories meant to motivate us to help others in our communities? Whatever their purpose it seems to be wearing off.

Keep an eye out for a shift in job-less coverage. Unemployment is going to get worse before it gets better. I hope media coverage doesn't do the same.