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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.space,net.columbia
Subject: Re: Television coverage
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 16:18:16 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 16:18:16 1986
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Summary: Repeat showings are worthwhile.

> You are forgetting one thing.  It was the callous news networks that were
> responsible for showing the crowd's bemoaning the loss of the shuttle over and
> over and over and over ......, not NASA.  At first it was news and then it was
> a money maker for the networks.  This is just another case of irresponsible
> journalism exercised so ofter by the American news media.  I am ashamed of them.
>
I don't agree.  I was one of many who heard about the shuttle
on the radio while at work.  I was *VERY* glad the news was repeated
so that I could see it *ONCE* when I got home.  While I think the
invasion of privacy for the family was not good, I do think that
the networks did the right thing is showing the film of the shuttle
exploding 'over and over and over'.  Not all of us can spend the time
to watch it over and over, but we sure can appreciate having it
available at the time we can see it.
-- 
E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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