Sensationalism in the Media: Part Deux
Back when the Virginia Tech tragedy happened, I posted about how the media played the killers video tape and how sensationalism has taken over. Well this was validated yesterday, here in L.A. when last nights news on two of the three major networks didn't open with the war in Iraq or terrorist threats, or the tragic bridge collapse, they opened with the the Mayors affair with a news reporter followed up by the Phil Spector murder case. Then 6 minutes into the 30 minute program we saw bridge coverage!
What makes this even more confusing is the fact that the highway safety commission just listed the top 50 bridges in the country that need repair and 38, yes THIRTY EIGHT of the 50 are in L.A. Now we wouldn't want to address this on the nightly news, in front of an affair would we?
What makes this even more confusing is the fact that the highway safety commission just listed the top 50 bridges in the country that need repair and 38, yes THIRTY EIGHT of the 50 are in L.A. Now we wouldn't want to address this on the nightly news, in front of an affair would we?
posted by Caleb | 10:45 AM
1 Comments:
Um... chief- LAist has a story about KABC in LA sending a reporter to Minneapolis specifically to cover the bridge collapse. Their take is different than yours- "Why do we need an on scene reporter in Minnesota- this is not a local story".
Read it here:
http://laist.com/2007/08/03/another_reason_2.php
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