http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102804778.html
TV news reports about breast-cancer detection and treatment are common, > though usually discreet, with female breasts typically depicted only in > X-rays or tastefully draped. > > But in a four-part report on the disease beginning Thursday night, WJLA, > Channel 7 in Washington, will break TV's unspoken taboo by showing two women > fully exposed on its late-afternoon and evening newscasts. > > The station says its reports are meant to encourage proper breast > self-examination, and are being aired in conjunction with National Breast > Cancer Awareness month, which ends Saturday. [Which seems to have coalesced > into a bigger campaign this year, thanks to the National Breast Cancer > Foundation nbcf.org -- WM] > > WJLA acknowledges, however, that the timing of its stories may raise some > eyebrows: The reports will air on the first two days of TV's traditional > "sweeps" month, a period in which stations air their most eye-catching > stories to boost ratings that are used to set advertising rates. > You know what? This really shouldn't raising a shock or cry (never mind that I'm raising a shock and cry...) -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
