Okay- the golfer left his mansion around 2:30 am on Thanksgiving and crashed his Cadillac not far from his own driveway.
Only a fire hydrant and a tree really suffer- with TW winning a couple of bloody lips.
WTF is up with all this news media coverage?
Don't we have 1000 other- more important stories to cover?
The effectiveness of this sort of "news" coverage can be demonstrated by ratings.
Locally- there was a time as recent as the 1980's when the most-watched TV news station in town would get 30-shares on their 10 pm show. The least-watched local newscast would still garner double-digit shares.
Now the winner cheers a 12-share with the underdog in the mid single-digits. Nationally- just as bad a dip.
Most (>90%) of us don't give a DAMN where Tiger Woods was going at 2:30 am on Thanksgiving and that should be left to tabloid TV.
I take it the cops who responded to the crash scene tested Woods for DUI and found nothing based on media reports.
Continued coverage has the un-funny comedy of a media circus.
How about the American news media start a new trend by reporting a story- the facts as you know them and move on.
There is LOTS more going on out here than you'd even have time to cover even if you did (between all the ads).
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3 comments:
There is so much more to Wood's story that is not being reported - that is what drives peoples interest. When cops and ambulances are dispatched, especially involving a celebrity, why wouldn't it be news any more than Joe gangbanger getting shot down on Prospect? I do agree that it is a media circus now and all outlets are making fools of themselves with it. If they can't report the truth, they report speculation - which is worthless.
Thanx Mark-
Yeah buddy- it's all that SPECULATION on a purported "newscast" that drives me away.
Frankly- as long as Tiger is okay- I (and many others) don't give a hoot about any other sordid details that drives REAL NEWS off.
Heh- I'm just a news purist- which is NOT news to anybody who knows me...
Cheers!
Groucho
Bottom line, he should have to fess up, tell the truth to the authorities and none of this wasted BS in print would happen. If it were you or me, we would have to tell the story and not spend days working on one with his attorneys.
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