>From TVWeek: "Fox News Channel today [Sept. 28, 2012] was showing live coverage of an Arizona police chase that ended when the suspect fled the scene, pulled out a handgun and shot himself in the head," Deadline.com reports. The footage was being broadcast on a delay, but aired anyway. Then Fox News went to commercial. Here'a a very shaken Shepard Smith addressing viewers after the commercial. Later, Fox News issued this statement, Deadline reports:: “We took every precaution to avoid any such live incident by putting the helicopter pictures on a five second delay. Unfortunately, this mistake was the result of a severe human error and we apologize for what viewers ultimately saw on the screen.”
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2012/09/video-a-shaken-shepard-apologi.php On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember this is the place where in 2007, 2 choppers crashed into one > another during a chase (Phoenix), so they have a MUCH different way to > handle pursuits. Plus there's chopper sharing. One of the two stations who > lost their chopper that day now shares a chopper with a competitor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin M. > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] LA freeway car chase... > > By the way, a reporter for the Orange County Register posted on his Facebook > that FoxNews just televised the ending of a car chase in Arizona where the > suspect killed himself. He seemed to be indicating Shephard Smith and his > crew were to blame. My response to him was: > > I think all the LA stations did this a few years back, which is why their > sky reporters now immediately pull to a wide shot upon the conclusion of any > car chase. I don't know how many televised pursuits are done in AZ or if > they have protocols in place like LA. But you don't time delay the news, so > sometimes people watching will see something graphic. This isn't a FoxNews > thing. This is a broadcast standards thing. There are many other reasons to > fault the cable network. This isn't one of them. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > -- > 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 -- 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
