>   JS> Not even the v-chip would have prevented THIS from
 > I'm not so sure.  I can see where TV stations might simply send out
 > coding requiring adult access for "breaking news" interruptions.  I
 > wouldn't bet the farm on it happening, though.
Not without violating his constitutional rights as regards freedom of the
press.
 >   JS> happening... A local TV station breaks into the afternoon cartoon
 >   JS> show for the kiddies to show a man being chased by police,
 >   JS> taking his rifle over to the guard rail, and then blowing his brains
 >   JS> out all over the white concrete.
 > After setting his dog on fire.  They should have gone to some sort
 > of delay then and there.
 >   JS> This happened last week. Later, the TV station manager said,
 >   JS> "I'm in the business of showing the news, not censoring it!"  
here's
a
 >   JS> guy I would enjoy ringing the neck of. ...Off camera, of
 > course.
 > And, of course, he's wrong about only showing the news.  By sending
 > his helo out to cover something that isn't really news but rather a 
acabre
 > "man bites dog" story he's _manufacturing_ news.
 > Personally, I think that local broadcast stations should be
 > required, as part of their license, to provide an hour of local news 
coverag
e a day
 > commerical free, wiht a news budget that is a fixed minimum percentage of 
th
e
 > station's operating budget.  With news departments not having to support
 > themselves and no ratings to scramble for, perhaps we'd get all the news 
tha
t's fit
 > rather than all the stuff that fits. But that, of course, will nevr 
ppen.
News departments of local TV stations are extremely competitive, and will
stop at nothing to either be first with the news, or barring that, stop
the other guy if possible. An exemple as follows... Last summer there was
a shooting 2 doors down the street from me. The first news to arrive on
the scene parked their truck on my front lawn (The street being too
narrow for parking). The second news co. to arrive was forced to park
further away from the shooting scene. Both trucks had their satellite
dishes sticking way up in the air. The news co. that was parked further
away was forced to leave when their camera cable proved to be too short.
Later, they claimed on TV to have been the first on the scene, but had no
video footage to offer, other than what they could get while driving by.
My wife wanted me to call them up and point out that their competition,
who was really first on the scene, got all the good video. It was the lie
she was mad about. As it turned out, we didn't push it any further.
Regards,
Jack
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