> I did laugh that > they were proud that the station refused to show the body bags being > removed from the crime scene.
Yes, I was watching when that comment was made and found it odd--- especially with the dare of "...so if you want to see that type of thing, you'll have to go somewhere else." [Thank you, I will.] Truly crass and insensitive would have been attempting to interview the personnel putting the body bags into the hearses. > And at the > end-of-day press conference, not one reporter questioned the police > chief when he said they were allowing the booby traps in the apartment > to stay in place until tomorrow. I also don't understand making residents in nearby buildings camp out for an extended period of time; especially when it was reported the fire department has gas monitors in the apartment (which should be able to determine if the place is loaded with ricin or just ammonium chloride, in addition to explosives). _____ On Jul 21, 2:27 am, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:46 AM, RSG <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I frankly don't expect much out of Denver -- not exactly a proving > >> ground for TV journalism. > > > That's a bit of coastal we-do-it-better elitism that really isn't > > fair, or relevant to the issue. All things being equal, I will always > > trust local media to get a local story [more] correct than some > > seagull journalist who flies in from somewhere else, preens & struts & > > squawks & craps all over the place, then flies out. Yes, I've seen > > Denver TV media do the same when they travel to the hinterlands to > > cover a story, but when it's in their backyard, they get it mostly > > right. > > No, no... LA media sucks, but LA reporters have more experience at > sucking than someone from Denver or Boston or Seattle. It isn't about > me being a coastal elite... Denver is a smaller market station and the > level of talent you'll get coincides with that. I would trust local > media to get the names of streets right, but beyond that everybody > works off of the same playbook. I've been watching the 9News feed off > and on throughout the day and they have been as reckless as the big > boys, mostly at the start when any windbag with a cell phone called > them claiming to have been in the theater, then running with the > unconfirmed reports (i.e.-was it a terrorist attack, were there > additional gunmen) as though they were fact. Eventually the police > chief set the record straight on some of the basics. I did laugh that > they were proud that the station refused to show the body bags being > removed from the crime scene. They have no problem shoving cameras > into the faces of teenagers who have just watched children shot to > death, but showing a body bag would be crossing a line. And at the > end-of-day press conference, not one reporter questioned the police > chief when he said they were allowing the booby traps in the apartment > to stay in place until tomorrow. Personally, I think the Pepsi bottles > with wires connected to them are just -- well -- filled with Pepsi, > but if I'm wrong (and I easily could be), to allow potential > explosives, gases, chemicals that may or may not have timed releases > or rates of decay to sit there is negligence... but nobody called the > chief out on that because he teared up when asked how his officers > were coping. Sorry if that sounds cold of me, but an actual journalist > would have pressed the chief on that issue, for the sake of those in > the neighborhood who continue to be denied access to their homes and > possessions. My heart goes out to the police officers who undoubtedly > had a tough day, but it is their job to cope. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
