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TexasProgresive

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13. These are the new, "Pretty blond girl (missing)(murdered) snooze love fests.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 12:32 PM

Jan 2015

24/7 news outlets just love to latch onto one story and hype it to the max. It was much better when TV news was in the afternoon and evening with breaks for real breaking news. These organization exist to maintain their existence, the same with all talking head radio and TV.

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Am I the only one thinking the continuous focus of the American News cable on France is Disturbing [View all] Mass Jan 2015 OP

Not as wierd as one solid week on CNN devoted to two plane crashes. And pales by comparison to Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #1

+1! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #6

Agreed.\nt Mass Jan 2015 #10

These are the new, "Pretty blond girl (missing)(murdered) snooze love fests. TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #13

I think it is much cheaper for them to repeat one story endlessly, bring in the already paid Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #15

No- I don't think it's odd Marrah_G Jan 2015 #2

You've got live hostage situations with terrorists. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #3

It's all about ratings, not reporting Lurks Often Jan 2015 #4

That's the way American cable news works most of the time. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #5

No, live criminals on the loose treestar Jan 2015 #7

I don't think it's weird. HappyMe Jan 2015 #8

Personally, I don't find it strange. TDale313 Jan 2015 #9

Not weird at all. Agschmid Jan 2015 #11

Events are still unfolding in France GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #12

No--if it's AQAP, as is being reported, then this is very close to home for us. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #14

Not odd that anything related to terrorism would be covered in USA dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #16

Usually makes me think something is going on... Wounded Bear Jan 2015 #17

It's a major terrorist attack in a major world city alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #18

I'm not watching most of it fredamae Jan 2015 #19

And if there wasn't continuous coverage B2G Jan 2015 #20

All part of Orwell's prophecy whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #21

BBC and Al Jazeera are covering it live as well./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #22