Holy Carp!

After watching the video in today's class about diminishing supply of fish and destruction of oceanic habitat I was stunned to say the least. The ocean, is...well flipping humongous for lack of a better word and we have only just begun to explore its deepest depths. Yet we've managed to begin destroying what little parts of it we understand.
I had not heard of this issue until today and I'm very upset by that. Where was mainstream media on this? I am currently a Journalism Major and I feel such topics are incredibly important but our culture seems to be so obsessed with Hollywood, no one wants to read about conservation. What doesn't sell isn't reported on and I feel that model is fundamentally flawed. The only way to prevent a dismal future is to communicate and we cant do that if all our media is worried about is their next big check.
I started to write this before our discussion on Wednesday but I think I can roll both messages together.
Communication is the key.
But I don't mean just simply spitting out all your ideas as if they are the only possible way. Communication has to be a balance between listening and understanding your opponent and then speaking your own ideas. We cannot go about demanding corporations bend to our ideas with no exceptions, these are multi-million dollar companies who, if they want, can simply drown out what you're saying. The small movements must attack corporations with understanding and compromises that will eventually lead to a sustainable and yet profitable life.
The same way it would be difficult to argue with someone in french if you don't know french, it is impossible to argue with someone in "environmentalist language" if they only know the language of profit.