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gvstn

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22. This is exactly how they treated the mudslide

Reply to itsrobert (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 09:00 PM

Apr 2014

For three full days. 100 people missing and unknown how many dead and they mentioned it for 10 seconds twice an hour for the first three days. The rest of the time was cockpit simulator. It was a disgrace.

They could have easily gotten video coverage from local stations and used that footage. I guess they couldn't "afford" a ratings slump as they got people interested in a new story. There new director that Zucker guy is destroying 30 years of CNN's reputation with his "three big stories a day" philosophy.

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A freaking 8.0 Earthquake strikes and CNN doesn't move from their Plane coverage [View all] itsrobert Apr 2014 OP

My husband and I were just talking about that! MoonRiver Apr 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author DebJ Apr 2014 #2

Wait...you expect them to do actual news? truebrit71 Apr 2014 #3

when they have video and a graphics package made they will run it non-stop for 3 days TeamPooka Apr 2014 #4

Bingo! n/t Wilms Apr 2014 #8

Update: They just did an initiatl 5 second bulletin itsrobert Apr 2014 #5

This is exactly how they treated the mudslide gvstn Apr 2014 #22

They could go on tsunami watch and capture another whole audience! Loudly Apr 2014 #6

Last time there was a tsunami watch from a Chilean earthquake they couldn't find Hawaii Brother Buzz Apr 2014 #13

Where was the quake!? villager Apr 2014 #7

Off the coast of Chile itsrobert Apr 2014 #10

I see you have 10,003 posts now. So, does that mean your OP here was post #10,000? Electric Monk Apr 2014 #12

yeah, went to a non-CNN website and found it right away! villager Apr 2014 #14

Northern coast of Chile. 8.0 magnitude with tsunami warnings for several countries. MoonRiver Apr 2014 #11

60 miles off the Chilean coast. JimDandy Apr 2014 #18

They are obsessed with that missing aircraft malaise Apr 2014 #9

It is completely ridiculous. amandabeech Apr 2014 #15

It's like the 'Runaway Bride' Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2014 #28

Good grief, how could I forget. amandabeech Apr 2014 #30

But I need to know something--Is Anna Nicole Smith still dead? nt tblue37 Apr 2014 #31

It was carrying the last of their professional integrity Kber Apr 2014 #16

Their professional integrity disappeared into a black hole n/t IDemo Apr 2014 #17

DUzy malaise Apr 2014 #23

finally covering it eShirl Apr 2014 #19

Back to non news? MoonRiver Apr 2014 #20

Let's hope that the missing aircraft debris malaise Apr 2014 #24

Yeah, that's the ticket! MoonRiver Apr 2014 #25

They can't find it on the map of South America. They once had Hong Kong on the east coast of SA. AlinPA Apr 2014 #21

A 8.5 could hit LA maryellen99 Apr 2014 #26

We had a major landslide and it was kept in the background Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2014 #27

Americans are on the plane that is why yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #29

Chicken Noodle News n/t Aerows Apr 2014 #32

They didn't give hardly any coverage when it was reported 170+ people missing rainbow4321 Apr 2014 #33