9/11

[AlethiaSi]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

No. Neither.

We were chatting in our network control room today about the situation in New York City, where WABC-TV (Channel 7) had decided to carry the services from "Ground Zero," but not carry the reading of all of the names of the victims.

There was so much negativity, that the station caved in and carried the names.

Sorry if it's insensitive, but I don't see why five or six TV stations, along with several cable networks should all carry hours of reading of names. If a viewer really wants to see and hear that, they have many opportunities.

I would even venture to say that some people don't want to see that part because it disturbs them deeply. They really might need alternative programming.

I'm as outraged, as moved and as hurt as most Americans, but I just don't see the value of so many media outlets doing the same thing at the same time.

I agree, everytime I turned around yesterday, there was something else on. I really liked the fact that NPR (which I listen to everyyy morning ) had a special on it, but didn't broadcast (but did stream the ceremony on their website). They did specials with interviews, etc.

I also heard this later on that evening on my way home about Sheikh Rashid Lamptey

I was at work all day so i stayed away from the TV until I came home and watched a documentary on the History channel about Rick Rescorla (http://www.rickrescorla.com/)

I think it was pretty excessive the way that things were shoved at people from every mass media outlet.

[OneTimeSBX]

i chose not to turn on any news report yesterday. the effects are felt year round, i didnt feel the need to mourn on the anniversary.

it still hurts. i remember being in my moms kitchen holding my daughter who was 10 months old at the time, crying my eyes out. i was so scared, DC is just an hour away from me, and i live 10 minutes from one of the biggest military supply centers on the east coast. this is our generations Pearl Harbor. we wont ever forget it. it will always be on our minds.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

i chose not to turn on any news report yesterday. the effects are felt year round, i didnt feel the need to mourn on the anniversary.

it still hurts. i remember being in my moms kitchen holding my daughter who was 10 months old at the time, crying my eyes out. i was so scared, DC is just an hour away from me, and i live 10 minutes from one of the biggest military supply centers on the east coast. this is our generations Pearl Harbor. we wont ever forget it. it will always be on our minds.

In one way or another we have the after effects of 9/11 carrying on everyday...I work in a federal building downtown DC right around the corner from Gee Dubs house....with armed guards....

[honeychile]

Everyone does mourn in a different way, and I feel that there does need to be a choice in tv shows and other media to please everyone.

I would just hate to see the day forgotten. As it is, what do we do on the Fourth of July? Cook out and watch fireworks? How many people really do anything patriotic on that important, historic day?

That's the reason that I made sure that our houses & office all flew the American flag (at half mast) and that I included rememberence in my day. There are almost 3,000 civilian people whose deaths were uncalled for. May they never be forgotten.

[Tom Earp]

Sorry that I missed the Thread, but, it cannot be said enough!

[Drolefille]

Yes, yes it can.