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The Power of TV
Feb 18, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Nothing can match the power of TV when it comes to letting you experience the power and emotion and reality of an event.  I'm thinking of the Randy Simmons funeral this past Friday, carried live by us on Fox 11 and some of our colleagues.   With all due respect to our print and radio friends, nothing compares to TV when it comes to letting you feel the pain of Simmons  sister as she hunched over the microphone and whispered her eulogy.....or the way we could show you  the proud way that son Matthew stood tall as he talked about his ''daddy'' or the way Simmons former partner's chest puffed out as he told stories about his friend.  So,  I know we in the TV news biz sometimes take hits for our extended Britney /Michael/Paris/Lindsay coverage, and I can't really defend that, but i'll put our coverage up against the best that TV has to offer...  and in particular our Chris Blatchford's masterful recap of that gut wrenching day long funeral.  So next time you want to complain about us, remember the good with the .... not so good. thanks. .   
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craftyguy read my blog
Feb 18, 2008 | 5:30 PM

one day you show the funeral of a hero just like every other station in L.A. and the other 364 days its Britney, Lindsey ,Paris.and American Idol...the BBC your not..
JackieShu
Feb 20, 2008 | 9:21 PM

Nice post, Dad. I mostly agree. TV has the power to make events more real for people who would otherwise be unable to experience them, partially because it has the ability to occupy one's personal space, like a family's living room. It's something I studied last semester in my Media Criticism & Theory class. Radio, like TV, has that power to occupy personal space...but without the visual component. You obviously know which I prefer these days.
craftyguy read my blog
Feb 20, 2008 | 11:52 PM

do you also agree with Bill O Riley who was talking about lynching Michelle Obama?wheres the report on that?
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Going to big events like the conventions one of the best parts of being a news reporter here at Fox 11.. been in LA since '83... aside from the traffic it's awesome.. why wouldn't you want to live here ? I have a great job.. the people here are fun... I get to do what we call ''long form'' stories, investigations, half hour specials.. we can really get into some serious issues here... ( no not Britney). Someday i hope to meet Jillian. Later.

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