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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.
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I agree with your comments.
However there maybe a point of interest/"fact" that maybe of interest.
WABC/ABC was NOT going to show the entire program.
However groups representing survivors and family/friends insisted that they should and had to. One of the main reasons they used:
The people who had an interest in event but not able to make their way to the locations could only see it on WABC/ABC!!!!!!
WABC/ABC is one of at least 6 stations in NYC that are over the air.
And in fact only WCBS/CBS was live, over the air, on 9.11.01 as it was the only network to have their antennae on the Empire State Building.
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