Media Outlets in the VI:We need more and we deserve more

We often draw conclusions to the mainland on the similarities and differences between us, one difference is how serious the media coverage is up there. In the Virgin Islands there are a handful of media outlets, and although we all do our best to keep every piece of the Virgin Islands covered. Are we doing enough, or should we be doing more? The reason I decided to write a piece on this was because, I'm generally concerned about our future here in the Virgin Islands. Most media outlets have the support of the Dept. of Tourism, or The Government of the United States Virgin Islands behind them. In the mainland there are many different networks and behind the networks there are sponsors and donors, etc that keep the show going. If someone comes up with an amazing concept and source behind of it to make it successful, there is usually a network to pick it up, depending on how well there performance is. They either go on to do extremely well or get cancelled after a couple of seasons. It all depends on their performance and how well the audience responds to them. There are talk shows, reality Tv shows, major tv drama and more. The talk shows are on everyday and the reality shows are on rotation, its basically a well oil machine. Here in the Virgin Islands we have alot of talent and potential to take our media outlets to another level. There has been many people who've been in the game for years and then there are the new players to the game. Either way we all make a difference in some way, shape or form. Whatever seems impossible now will simply be child's play in the future. Our point to all of this rambling is times are changing and we should be more evolved than we are in the VI. We can't depend on the Virgin Islands Government or The department of Tourism only to fund our dreams. They're the only ones that seem like they can make our dreams come true, but there should be other options beside the two of them. Many outlets shouldn't have to spend so much out their own pockets chasing their dream. Although you must invest in yourself for someone to invest in you, in my personal opinion we sure can use some help. For now we're just going to work on the world just knowing who we are, where we come from and what we stand for.

Written By: Minoca Alexander

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