There's a new game that I play when a major national or international event happens.
First, I turn on CNN to get the basic story and see how they are covering. After that, I take a look at the other news networks to see how those outlets cover the story. The differences between some of the networks can be down right amazing.
This morning was a perfect example.
There was a rocket attack on the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad this morning; no deaths or serious injuries but, since the hotel is inside the "Green Zone" and houses Western contractors & journalists, it is quite newsworthy.
CNN reported the basic facts as they knew them, spent a lot of time playing up the fact that they had some exclusive video (no one else had video that showed the U.S. military returning fire with tracers) and said that much would depend on how effective the coalition forces were at responding to this attack.
I flip over to Fox News.
They also outlined the basic facts and showed video of the attack & its aftermath. They didn't make any comments about coalition forces.
Instead, at least two of their correspondents talked about how they didn't want to "give the terrorists any satisfaction" by revealing details about how much damage they did.
And then they talked about how much damage was done to the hotel.
First, I turn on CNN to get the basic story and see how they are covering. After that, I take a look at the other news networks to see how those outlets cover the story. The differences between some of the networks can be down right amazing.
This morning was a perfect example.
There was a rocket attack on the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad this morning; no deaths or serious injuries but, since the hotel is inside the "Green Zone" and houses Western contractors & journalists, it is quite newsworthy.
CNN reported the basic facts as they knew them, spent a lot of time playing up the fact that they had some exclusive video (no one else had video that showed the U.S. military returning fire with tracers) and said that much would depend on how effective the coalition forces were at responding to this attack.
I flip over to Fox News.
They also outlined the basic facts and showed video of the attack & its aftermath. They didn't make any comments about coalition forces.
Instead, at least two of their correspondents talked about how they didn't want to "give the terrorists any satisfaction" by revealing details about how much damage they did.
And then they talked about how much damage was done to the hotel.
- Fox News showed pictures of the hotel's lobby.
- Analysts talked about how much people hated riding in the hotel's elevators because they are outside the building; exposed to potential gunfire.
- A Fox News correspondent even mentioned how all of the renovations done to the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad were essentially destroyed in today's attack.
And after revealing all of that information, they reminded viewers that Fox News would not give the terrorists the satisfaction of learning how much damage they did.
The whole thing is just too damn funny.
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