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I allowed the memorial service to play in the background while I worked, only occasionally turning to focus on a speaker or performer.
I found it, unexpectedly, moving, touching, and dignified. The crowd reflected the range of reactions (sometimes off-key or excessive) expected at a funeral.
The only element that struck me as offensive and circus-like was the news media. Will they ever learn that 'reporters' are not the story, choke back their half-witted 'analyses', and let the medium convey the story?
TV celebrities have killed broadcast journalism as effectively as print medium pundits have killed newspapers.
