In the U.S., Silence is Not Golden

It used to be that "noise" in public places was music in cafes, elevators, and caroles at xmas time, but now "noise" is everywhere as background music to documentaries, news casts, commercials, you name it you got it. Everyone it seems is sprouting ear pieces hooked up to gadgets that give them no-stop "noise", Americans cannot do without some noise in the background; or foreground.
What is most aggrevating about this "noise" is that they use it over something that might be of use, such as in documentaries or newscasts.
One person at least has won his battle against "noise" and that is Jack Cafferty, who appears on Situation Room on CNN. When his little show started he complained about the "background" music they insisted on playing, which made it almost made it impossible to distinguish what anyone was saying. It seems he won out for I do not hear the music during his part of the show. A gold star for Jack--now if we can get rid of the background "noise" in movies, TV shows, documentaries, and newscasts.