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From: gjl@ihwpt.UUCP (g licitis)
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Subject: Re: Television coverage
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 17:53:25 EST
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> The ONLY video coming out from the launch site was NASA's official
> news feed.  So don't go blaming the networks for their supposed
> morbid curiosity of the crowd's bemoaning the loss of the Challenger.
> 
> 
> The New Number Who,	okamoto@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
> Jeff Okamoto		..!ucbvax!okamoto

It wasn't NASA that kept repeating the clip every couple of minutes.
Not only did the networks think that the clips of the families reaction
was newsworthy but they must think that it helps boost their ratings.
Here it is nearly a week after the accident and I still see the same
clips.
			Gunars Licitis
			AT&T Bell Labs
			Naperville Il.