tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post3541504545424724795..comments2024-02-27T12:41:35.811-08:00Comments on Coming to Terms...: Disaster and the MediaLisa :-]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-2943733800437881202005-09-13T02:25:00.000-07:002005-09-13T02:25:00.000-07:00This is a great entry, and I totally agree.JudiThis is a great entry, and I totally agree.<br><br>JudiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-14843341379258609702005-09-13T04:48:00.000-07:002005-09-13T04:48:00.000-07:00I totally agree. It's complete overkill on th...I totally agree. It's complete overkill on the part of the media. I read several journals whose writers were completely enthralled by the news coverage, so much so, that they became victims themselves. Like you, I read what I need to, and do what I can to help and then move on. 9/11 consumed me to the point that I was crying all the time. It was horrible.<br><br>Very good entry.<br><br>Jackie<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-9889640211003968782005-09-13T05:05:00.000-07:002005-09-13T05:05:00.000-07:00Lisa, you are dead on target here. The OCD, which...Lisa, you are dead on target here. The OCD, which is a co-existing morbidity of my husband's ADD, manifests itself with compulsive news watching during crises. When I was pregnant during Desert Storm, in which his brother was serving, my doctor had to tell the husband to turn off the news because it was driving up my blood pressure. After he went without sleep for three days, glued to the coverage, I told him that if he wouldn't give it a break, he was going to sleep at the farm. (Remember the house is rented out, so that meant the barn.) The endless repetition, the repeating of rumors is crazy-making. I think we were much better off when we had an hour of TV news in the morning, an hour in the evening, and the integrity of Walter Cronkite in the anchor chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-26809173976831173252005-09-13T05:32:00.000-07:002005-09-13T05:32:00.000-07:00Wow. I think you are absolutely correct. I am just...Wow. I think you are absolutely correct. I am just beginning to emerge from a depression brought on by the horror of what happened. Too much time watching MSNBC. Yet, one good thing happened from all the coverage. My sister was trapped in the Ritz-Carlton. One of the 300 guests, when it was her turn to use the one working pay phone in the building, called CNN and got on the air! She described their situation and the very next day they were resucued! Was it the CNN coverage? Another inept official made the stupid mistake of saying that he had no idea there were people trapped at the Convention Center until he saw it on tv. Incredible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-63467475028642082392005-09-13T05:51:00.000-07:002005-09-13T05:51:00.000-07:00I agree with you, which is why I made up my mind t...I agree with you, which is why I made up my mind to shut off the TV once everyone started pointing fingers at the people pointing fingers. Enough was enough and I didn't need the MSM to keep the disaster fresh in my mind. I also believe that this deluge of information and mis-information is producing sub-liminal effects, either intentionally or not.<br>My greatest fear is that this incredibly divisive administration has just added another element to the horrendous rift between conservative and liberal by its recent actions regarding Katrina. Hopefully we won't revert back to the days when whites and blacks got into race riots. And yes, the news media is feeding that as well.<br>Maryanne<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-3307369172558450512005-09-13T06:55:00.000-07:002005-09-13T06:55:00.000-07:00I'll tell you what I do not like about the cov...I'll tell you what I do not like about the coverage...so many Americans have been so giving and supportive and willing to help by donating time, money, food, clothing, housing and whatnot, and it now seems as though the media is focusing on the response time of the state and federal government as a racial issue. Whether that is true or not, I find it offensive that all of America gets lumped into this racial mess when the PEOPLE of America (as a whole) have never for one second felt anything racist towards any of those victims. The goodness of the people gets overshadowed by all this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-43142658842548696812005-09-13T13:37:00.000-07:002005-09-13T13:37:00.000-07:00Hello I'm new to your journal. It's very interesti...Hello I'm new to your journal. It's very interesting and thought provoking. As I live in England I'm somewhat removed from your media coverage, so it was useful to get your perspective on things.<br>Tilly<br>http://journals.aol.co.uk/tillysweetchops/Adventuresofadesperatelyfathouse/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-19526588825006730712005-09-13T14:08:00.000-07:002005-09-13T14:08:00.000-07:00AFter the initial day's coverage I limited how muc...AFter the initial day's coverage I limited how much time each day I watched. If I were having a particularly emotional day I didn't watch at all. Unfortunately the news media know that many people, such as my mother were glued to their sets wanting to see every detail. For me 9/11 was different. I live in NJ, in the suburbs where many of the victims lived. We watched for lists of people's names. Many were in my county and some in our town. It was much more personal. I think we need to be responsible in our viewing. Many things are broadcast frequently that I chose not to watch. Still, it does seem a bit much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-43184331167341130472005-09-13T19:01:00.000-07:002005-09-13T19:01:00.000-07:00I also limited the TV news coverage. I did read th...I also limited the TV news coverage. I did read the coverage in the paper. That way I could go back and forth and reread what I needed to. But, after reading my new Newsweek I wouldn't mind seeing the prez hogtied and forced to watch some 24 hour news. Preferably NOT Fox news Glad you had a good two weeks of semi vacation.<br><br>JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-39095927987970356022005-09-13T20:28:00.000-07:002005-09-13T20:28:00.000-07:00I just now got cable backI was hungry for news dur...I just now got cable back<br>I was hungry for news during the days without phone, cable, power<br>If it werent for the media, would we ever have known about the outrage of the police in New Orleans?<br>MartiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-34497964527703674882005-09-13T21:34:00.000-07:002005-09-13T21:34:00.000-07:00Critical media consumption is being addressed in s...Critical media consumption is being addressed in schools, but with such enormous demands for so many topics to be covered, it needs to be right up there with the 3 Rs. Emotional exploitation, gratuitous coverage, subliminal effects, profit-motive, and credibility, social consequences, etc., are all important issues for citizens of a free press society -- you are so right on. Thanks for the perspective. *debbi*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-46561118899552256492005-09-14T10:32:00.000-07:002005-09-14T10:32:00.000-07:00I turn the t.v. on, only when I have a direct miss...I turn the t.v. on, only when I have a direct mission. I refuse to let it run and run and run all day long or for hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-86627038599796072372005-09-15T06:47:00.000-07:002005-09-15T06:47:00.000-07:00This is one time I was grateful for the media. I i...This is one time I was grateful for the media. I initially tried to stick my head in the sand on this because I knew the onslaught would be intense and stuff like this depresses the hell out of me. If it weren't for all the media coverage and them being the first to get in an uproar, no one outside of LA would have known what a cluster-f**k it was. They were the ones that saw what was really happening and what the powers that be were reporting was incongruous. :-) ---RobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com