*From:* Kevin M. ** Under the category of hoaxes, I've been watching the various DC affiliates cover the metro crash on CNN's Live video feeds. Two stations have fallen for phony victims who have called in, only to scream "Howard Stern rules." -- Kevin M. (RPCV) _______________________________________
From: David Bruggeman: > Maybe that explains why the station I've been watching has not been taking > calls. > > David, mindful that he's ridden on that length of track a few thousand > times. > > ------------------------------ > ** > > I can tell you one of those two stations dove in wholeheartedly to the craze of user submitted video and info (in addition to merciless axing of expensive veterans), so I probably fear that the people operating the phone lines there had absolutely little training in detecting potential hoax callers. -- Wesley McGee --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
