TV stations cover natural disasters purportedly as a public service. But there’s no denying that such coverage is a ratings boon for their bottom line – catering as it does to the perverse thrill of suspense that keeps us fixated on the hype of impending doom…. […Katrina’s coming, Katrina’s coming, The iPINIONS Journal, August 29,… Read more.
Media desperately seeking another Katrina, but finding only Gustav
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 5:34 AM