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Monday, September 12 2005 - 06:47 AM
When Is Too Much Too Much?
It’s happened before, and it’s happening now, and it’ll no doubt happen again.
News coverage needs to learn to limit itself. I understand that a lot has happened since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and Biloxi, and yes, there have been developments.
But let’s be honest:
Who isn’t tired of hearing, left and right and front and back, “Hurricane Katrina effects continue to affect…” and “Help Katrina funds by donating goods…” and “Still a state of emergency in New Orleans as authorities try to recover…”
I’m so “Hurricane Katrina’d” out. If I hear “Hurricane Katrina” again (which is all too inevitable), it’ll be too soon. I understand people are suffering and people need help and aid, but please, don’t make any more stories on it until there are actual, real important developments…and not before. It seems like all anyone is reporting on is the same old stuff day after day.
Though occasionally there are new things to say, but it’s not more often than not. You know, I’d just be happy if nobody reported on it until New Orleans is actually recovered enough for people to go back.
Like this:
A Gulfport, Mississippi elementary school is scheduled to reopen soon. That’s news! That’s important! It’s the first school to reopen since Hurricane Katrina hit.
Now, don’t report on anything else until something like that happens again! Please!!
family4stewart20 says...
Not sure of a valid arguement to this other than I hope they cover Katrina till we all become more prepared. Mr. Rahim(sp) stated even he isnt prepared for an earthquake maybe that is what drives the press to cover these issues.They surely realize constant coverage dulls the senses. as for 911 coverage they should have a channel that shows the buildings fall 24/7. to many seem to have forgotten and have become comfortable again.Sounds harsh but we need to stay angry at what they did for 100s of yrs to come.katrina coverage is to much when they start covering dog rescues even tho they are mans best friend.
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intheav says...
I’m not going to argue that there is real news out there, because most of the time there isn’t, but I think I know why this type of stuff goes on with Fox, CNN, MSNBC etc…
9/11.
On 9/11, the news organizations couldn’t get enough news out with conventional methods so they started using the news ticker along the bottom of the screen. It’s hard to remember life without the ticker, but I assure you it wasn’t there before.
24 hour news is failing us because there isn’t enough news to report on. Inevitably we have “slow news days” every hour on the major stations which lead them to change their programming to a opinion format instead of a news format.
The only difference is that this time if you say you’re tired of hearing it, at least you won’t be labeled anti-American.
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