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If it can be said that there was any positive aspect of the terror attack it is that it seems to have solved the North Korean impending nuclear missle attack threat. Not a word for a week now.
To be fair, for one day there was some coverage of the Texas factory explosion but that seems to have been totally forgotten about now, as if it never happened.
It's weird if you ask me.
What about all the other stories going on?
Even the ticker tape at the bottom of the screen is exclusively about Boston.
Of course, the Boston event is terrible but even so, life must go on, so let's hear the other stories at the same time.
To be fair, for one day there was some coverage of the Texas factory explosion but that seems to have been totally forgotten about now, as if it never happened.
It's weird if you ask me.
What about all the other stories going on?
Even the ticker tape at the bottom of the screen is exclusively about Boston.
Of course, the Boston event is terrible but even so, life must go on, so let's hear the other stories at the same time.
Our media has Attention deficit disorder and can only focus on one story at a time. Don't get me wrong, the Boston story was important and I hate that it happened, but it shouldn't occupy all the medias attention. What happened in Texas? Over 15 people died and caused a huge explosion that caused huge damage to a town. Both of these were needless incidents (the Texas one resulting in more deaths though), but the Boston gets more coverage because there was a "bad" guy. What's going on with the North Korea issue and Gun control debate? I know the Senate didn't have enough votes, but that was it after that.
I had to turn off the TV, because it was just too much focus on the Boston incident.
Is this right and how does that equate to the description of 'international news channel'?
Why? Because it made the decision to do so. You're not forced to watch that coverage ... for 8 days. Actually, I don't think it was 8 days. Whatever. Just change the channel if you don't like what you see.
Maybe the top dogs in the govt have instructed CNN to do this?
CNN has had sagging viewership for years and is under huge pressure to deliver ratings and Boston is ratings.
If Justin Beiber was found running naked down the streets of Montreal singing "Fame" they'd dump Boston like a hot potato to cover this "Critical breaking news".
Did you not notice how bad the Boston coverage was? Error filled and hasty?
It doesn't take the govt. to make the news media behave like drunken chimpanzees....because that's the bulk of their viewership.
CNN used to be a quality news channel but has not been for quite some time now. I can't watch because it always feels like they are obnoxiously overdoing a story to the point where it feels like they are cramming it down your throat. The nonstop "reporting" inevitably leads to misinformation being given to the public as they scramble to uncover new info to avoid being repetitive.
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