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#3928 - 02/05/02 06:02 PM media values
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
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Last night 3 teenage boys became trapped on a near vertical rockface near Pasadena/Glendora in Los Angeles. They were hiking, took a wrong path in the twilight and became stuck. The media began covering the ascent of two rescue personell and the dangerous task of placing a helicopter directly overhead for extraction. You could see the specific knots being tied, the fireman stripping his jacket for a hypothermic boy, even the fear in their faces. So what does the station do? The nightly car chase took priority! " He's hitting speeds of 120 MPH, thats VERY dangerous considering traffic is flowing at 65 "( as 85 mph SUV soccer moms on the cell phone almost take him out twice.) Eventually he ran out of gas and they mentioned the boys were safe.

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#3929 - 02/06/02 01:37 AM Re: media values
Anonymous
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Have you seen something in the past that would make this a suprise to you? Unfortunetly I think not. It's very sad.

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#3930 - 02/06/02 04:15 AM Re: media values
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Chris, it's the American media. The only value that they know is the perceived value of thier advertising value. If the news is boring, then no one pays for the ad-slots during the news. Car chases that might end in a gunfight or a schoolbus being rearended aren't boring. Therefore, you show more of them, and people will watch, waiting for another one, and see the newly price hiked ads in the process. <br><br>Gotta love the honsety and integrity of the news media, with thier fair and unbiased reporting.

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#3931 - 02/06/02 04:53 AM Re: media values
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At least this morning CNN showed footage of the rescue, but not the car chase. I no longer bother to watch the LA news shows - they are absolute drivel, with only rare exceptions. I think they have provided useful info during major earthquakes. Will they continue to follow the car chase when the Big One hits?

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