June 28, 2009

Strange Week for Broadcast Journalists

It's been a much busier week for me than most so I am just now getting a chance to post. But, I found it interesting that the three broadcast networks chose to run the deaths of a couple of pop culture icons ahead of the revolution in Iran.

ABC, CBS and NBC all chose to play the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson above the huge story in Iran ahead of the revolution in Iran. People in Iran are literally dieing in their effort to be free and depending on the West to tell their story.

But, the big three networks chose to carry the deaths of an alleged pedophile and a second rate actress above that story. It makes you wonder who the children at the networks are who are making these decisions.

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