Holy Crap - Massacre At Virginia Tech

[MDS]

They all had inflated ratings last night, especially CNN. Perhaps that's something to brag about, but Fox's numbers at best doubled. CNN's tripled in some cases. MSNBC had some slight increases, but America pretty much proved that when real news hits they go to CNN. Which I guess is good since they didn't go to Fox.

NBC slightly beat ABC, CBS a distant third.

I'm not sure how many commercials they threw out there, but when breaking news hits, cable news has to milk it all cause thats when they hit the jackpot. News is a business. It's sad but it's true.

[Phanatic]

For me it isn't the fact that they are covering it. It needs to be covered. It is the way they are covering it. It feels slimey as I watch some of the different stations coverage. Rather then come across as sympathetic some of the coverage that I've watched seemed to just be there to get the interviews they needed. Like breaking in the dorms with a camera the day of the shootings and cornering whomever they could to talk to them. They have no respect for the people in the story that they are covering. They are just objects in the story. I don't know. I'm sure not all of the coverage is that way. Where's Peter Jennings!

[rjs246]

Anything that takes you idiots away from your American Idol fix gets the thumbs up from me.

[Diomedes]

Says the night time soap opera fan.

[Geowhizzer]

For me it isn't the fact that they are covering it. It needs to be covered. It is the way they are covering it. It feels slimey as I watch some of the different stations coverage. Rather then come across as sympathetic some of the coverage that I've watched seemed to just be there to get the interviews they needed. Like breaking in the dorms with a camera the day of the shootings and cornering whomever they could to talk to them. They have no respect for the people in the story that they are covering. They are just objects in the story. I don't know. I'm sure not all of the coverage is that way. Where's Peter Jennings!

That is probably true.  I basically try to glean the news from the internet from various sites.  I don't really watch TV news at all, whether it be CNN, FOX or BBC news.

[rjs246]

Says the night time soap opera fan.

Your anti-establishment stance is tainted by the fact that you whined to the local Mods about me interrupting your fantasy draft thread. And by the fact that you are constantly redirecting people's posts to the 'correct' message board forum.

You play hard, but it's just play. There's no meat behind it. I don't accept half of what you say you believe, because you don't seem like YOU can believe it.



In the long run, I just don't think you have what it takes. Too bad.

[General_Failure]

This got about five minutes of coverage here. Then they pointed out that Australia still holds the record for the largest single-gunman shooting. Then they went into the government heads crying out for even stricter gun control laws here. Nevermind the fact that no one in the country knows where to buy a gun, they need stricter laws.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I wonder if this would be a good week to go purchase that .40 Glock I want?

[rjs246]

This dude makes me angry.

[Diomedes]

Says the night time soap opera fan.

[rjs246]

Touche.

[PhillyPhreak54]

This dude makes me angry.

Giovanni Ribisi goes to VaTech?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That guy looks like he's trolling the vigil for loose girls in need of a feeble attempt at fulfillment.

[Diomedes]

If that's what he's doing, I wish him luck.

[Diomedes]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.main/index.html

at least 164 killed in one day of bombing in Baghdad. 

suck it, Blacksburg