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Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/17/2007 9:49:40 PM   
MzMia


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Status: offline 		I called my "potential" lil subbie tonight, and he sounded like a different person.
He sounded excited he said "I am watching the news {VA Tech} coverage on 2 channels!"
He sounded like a submissive that was possesed.  I said okay we can talk tomorrow.
Every time somthing happens in the 21 century from OJ Simpson, 9/11 coverage, Anna Nicole,
Hurricanes/Devestation in New Orleans, Imus and now VATech...the list goes on......
Watching the News Coverage can become addictive! 
I have only watched or listened to a limited amount of the VATech coverage, BUT now I am sitting here
slowly getting hooked into watching the coverage.
With cable, you can watch news coverage from 40 different newcasters, Larry King has
Dr.Phil on and the coverage is excellent.
After this, will I be looking for more coverage? Will I wake up and crave more coverage?
Will I sleep with the t.v. on and become an expert as I watch the coverage?
Its a slippery slope, do you think watching Tragic or Titillating News Coverage is a new American
addiction?
I am almost sorry I started watching now, I need to go--> watch more coverage.

< Message edited by MzMia -- 4/17/2007 9:52:14 PM >

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 1:01:39 PM   
pahunkboy


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Status: offline 		yes- the OJ car chase was coverred around the globe.

since i moved- i need to know my utility costs- so- i no longer have dsl, cable or satilite.

your head and health are influenced by your thoughts. garbage in- garbage out.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 2:14:35 PM   
KatyLied


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Status: offline 		My obsession was Katrina.  I watched a lot of that coverage, read about it on-line, etc.  I'm  not sure why it was so compelling to me, I've never lived in a coastal area.  I knew one person who was affected by it and out of contact for a few days.  But I couldn't tear myself away from the coverage.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 2:59:01 PM   
minnetar


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Status: offline 		i always have been a news junkie.  i seem to have the tv on some news channel throughout the year except during college basketball season.

minnetar

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 3:03:18 PM   
Thadius


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Status: offline 		Evening Mia,

I don't think that the addiction to tragic or titillating incidents is a new phenom.  Actually, I would venture that it has captivated folks for many centuries.  Just look at the likes of Shakespeare, and how his writing has been seen through even modern day.  He didn't write about the peace and harmony, he covered the tragedy and titillating parts of society.

Only difference these days, is the 24 hour a day news channels, they have to fill those hours with something.

I wish you well,
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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 3:27:06 PM   
UtopianRanger


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quote:

ORIGINAL: MzMia

I called my "potential" lil subbie tonight, and he sounded like a different person.
He sounded excited he said "I am watching the news {VA Tech} coverage on 2 channels!"
He sounded like a submissive that was possesed.  I said okay we can talk tomorrow.
Every time somthing happens in the 21 century from OJ Simpson, 9/11 coverage, Anna Nicole,
Hurricanes/Devestation in New Orleans, Imus and now VATech...the list goes on......
Watching the News Coverage can become addictive! 
I have only watched or listened to a limited amount of the VATech coverage, BUT now I am sitting here
slowly getting hooked into watching the coverage.
With cable, you can watch news coverage from 40 different newcasters, Larry King has
Dr.Phil on and the coverage is excellent.
After this, will I be looking for more coverage? Will I wake up and crave more coverage?
Will I sleep with the t.v. on and become an expert as I watch the coverage?
Its a slippery slope, do you think watching Tragic or Titillating News Coverage is a new American
addiction?
I am almost sorry I started watching now, I need to go--> watch more coverage.


I think the coverage is boring and would much rather read than watch. But what's far worse about it, is it takes the pressure off Alberto Gonzales..... I was hoping like hell he was going to be fed to the wolves this week and be placed in a position where he'd have to tender his resignation. That would have been good news for this country instead of what's happening now.



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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 4:08:36 PM   
Zensee


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Status: offline 		I recall the recent case, where some creep kidnapped a young boy to take the place of the now teenaged one he had held for several years. One TV show tried to make an exciting hour of programming from almost no facts and a thirty second film loop. The film was of the boys being escorted to the police station and the accused’s own perp walk, interspersed with school pictures of the boys. This ran dozens of times under the “coverage”.

The too earnest news anchor spent an hour trying to wring anything of consequence from the remote feed (“Nothing to report here but people are speculating that...”) or from the police (“We are still investigating and won’t speculate...) or from the talking head experts (“Of course we have no solid facts so far but we can speculate...) or the neighbours (“I heard these speculations on the news I can regurgitate but I know nothing about the man, the boys or the situation... Hi Mom!).

It seemed to me that all the show did was revictimise the boys by splashing their pictures on the national news over and over. It was one of the worst cases of constructing relevance I have seen but lesser examples make up a huge amount of what passes as reporting these days.


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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 4:22:24 PM   
LadyJulieAnn


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Status: offline 		I've actually had the opposite happen to me.  I've turned off the radio/TV serveral times because it just gets a bit too much hearing the rediculous "infotainment" media ask questions and make comments on things they know nothing about.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 4:32:32 PM   
popeye1250


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ORIGINAL: LadyJulieAnn

I've actually had the opposite happen to me.  I've turned off the radio/TV serveral times because it just gets a bit too much hearing the rediculous "infotainment" media ask questions and make comments on things they know nothing about.


Me too! I was watching it for about two hours and then they had Rosie O' Dumbo come on so I decided it was time to switch to the Travel Channel.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 4:37:34 PM   
minnetar


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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyJulieAnn

I've actually had the opposite happen to me.  I've turned off the radio/TV serveral times because it just gets a bit too much hearing the rediculous "infotainment" media ask questions and make comments on things they know nothing about.


Me too! I was watching it for about two hours and then they had Rosie O' Dumbo come on so I decided it was time to switch to the Travel Channel.


lmao Yall aren't watching the right channels

minnetar

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 5:57:17 PM   
dcnovice


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Decades ago, writer Marya Mannes described her "total involvement" in watching coverage of JFK's assassination: "I stayed before the set, knowing--as millions knew--that I must give myself over entirely to an appalling tragedy, and that to evade it was a treason of the spirit."

Some stories have that effect on me too.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 7:18:40 PM   
LadyIce


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Status: offline 		I have to admit MzMia, I am watching way too much coverage.
I don't feel bad about it, real life is often stranger than fiction.
It is a tragic event, a sad day in American history and I feel sorry
for those that DON'T feel that this is a big deal.
When I cease to care about others, I am on the same path as the murderer
involved in the shootings.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 7:50:41 PM   
LadyJulieAnn


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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyIce

I have to admit MzMia, I am watching way too much coverage.
I don't feel bad about it, real life is often stranger than fiction.
It is a tragic event, a sad day in American history and I feel sorry
for those that DON'T feel that this is a big deal.
When I cease to care about others, I am on the same path as the murderer
involved in the shootings.


I wouldn't equate the amount of time watching coverage with the level of caring towards the situation.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 7:52:21 PM   
dcnovice


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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyJulieAnn

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyIce

I have to admit MzMia, I am watching way too much coverage.
I don't feel bad about it, real life is often stranger than fiction.
It is a tragic event, a sad day in American history and I feel sorry
for those that DON'T feel that this is a big deal.
When I cease to care about others, I am on the same path as the murderer
involved in the shootings.


I wouldn't equate the amount of time watching coverage with the level of caring towards the situation.


Maybe not equate, but doesn't it seem likely that there's some correlation?

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 7:58:11 PM   
jauntyone


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Status: offline 		Greetings
 
I admit that I am one of those who very, very, rarely, ever turns on a news channel voluntarily, and I only barely peruse the newspapers. ( When Master is gone, you will not see CNN or CNBC, or Headline news on in this house ) I get more than my fair share of 'newsworthy' entertainment while on duty or listening to the superiors talk shop
 
I wish you well
 
melissa

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 8:09:53 PM   
selfbnd411


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Status: offline 		Watching a news stream does give me the feel of being connected to the world.  My addiction is CNBC.  I have it on all day as background while I'm doing my research for my dissertation.  It's actually a good addiction--my IRA is up 30% over the last 18 months!

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 8:57:38 PM   
MzMia


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ORIGINAL: selfbnd411

Watching a news stream does give me the feel of being connected to the world.  My addiction is CNBC.  I have it on all day as background while I'm doing my research for my dissertation.  It's actually a good addiction--my IRA is up 30% over the last 18 months!



I usually have it on as background noise also, it also makes me feel connected to the world.
At least it is informative, I am actually learning a lot from listening to the coverage.

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RE: Tragic/Titillating News Coverage Addiction - 4/18/2007 9:40:37 PM   
LadyJulieAnn


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quote:

ORIGINAL: dcnovice


quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyJulieAnn

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyIce

I have to admit MzMia, I am watching way too much coverage.
I don't feel bad about it, real life is often stranger than fiction.
It is a tragic event, a sad day in American history and I feel sorry
for those that DON'T feel that this is a big deal.
When I cease to care about others, I am on the same path as the murderer
involved in the shootings.


I wouldn't equate the amount of time watching coverage with the level of caring towards the situation.


Maybe not equate, but doesn't it seem likely that there's some correlation?


Perhaps you are interpreting my phrase "level of caring" differently.  When I say I am turned off by the constant coverage, it does not mean that I don't feel emotional pain for the people involved and the tragedy of it all.  I can grieve with the TV off..  I don't care for how the networks present information (or lack of information).

Be well,
Julie

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