From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>But seriously.. do the news channels (MSNBC, Fox, CNN, etc.) *have* to run the same video over and over and over and over? Using the same footage without adding anything new? The news channels have the habit of feeding like vultures over these situations. And I'm not even going into the effect irresponsible coverage has on the unsuspecting innocents who remain glued to repeated showings of the incident.
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Subject: Re: Shuttle
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:28:20 -0600
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> The problem is not only that they show the video on a seemingly endless
> loop. The problem is that millions of tv viewers watch it. The morbid
> nature of humans never ceases to appall me.
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In their defence, not everyone starts tuning into the news the moment you or
I do. They have to keep the newbies caught up.
rob
Another thing that ticks me off is that they start interviewing every Tom, Dick and Harry that may not even be remotely linked to the topic being debated, just to fill airtime between repeated showings of the video. This type of coverage reminds me of SNL's classic parody of "Buckwheat's Assasination Coverage". I think SNL hit the nail on the head with that sketch.
Off my soapbox..
JJ
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