pRIMrose
09-23-2005, 03:58 AM
Oliver North
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September 23, 2005
With Hurricane Rita battering the Gulf Coast and the Lone Star State, there is no doubt what the top story and the headlines are going to be about for the next several days. After the storm passes, the question remains -- how many relevant facts will be in the stories that follow? If Katrina is any indication, the real challenge will begin in the immediate aftermath of the tempest.
In this era of hand-portable cameras, miniature satellite uplinks and live broadcasts, television is the "instant medium." Whether it's a hurricane, sporting event, a Congressional hearing or a war, no other form of mass communication covers an incident "as it happens" better than cable television. Today, viewers can see "through the lens" what's occurring -- as it occurs. But the images are fleeting, memories are short -- and after the "live shot" cameras are gone, it is all too tempting for polemicists to use the "footage" and photos for their own purposes.
Source (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/onorth/2005/on_09231.shtml)
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September 23, 2005
With Hurricane Rita battering the Gulf Coast and the Lone Star State, there is no doubt what the top story and the headlines are going to be about for the next several days. After the storm passes, the question remains -- how many relevant facts will be in the stories that follow? If Katrina is any indication, the real challenge will begin in the immediate aftermath of the tempest.
In this era of hand-portable cameras, miniature satellite uplinks and live broadcasts, television is the "instant medium." Whether it's a hurricane, sporting event, a Congressional hearing or a war, no other form of mass communication covers an incident "as it happens" better than cable television. Today, viewers can see "through the lens" what's occurring -- as it occurs. But the images are fleeting, memories are short -- and after the "live shot" cameras are gone, it is all too tempting for polemicists to use the "footage" and photos for their own purposes.
Source (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/onorth/2005/on_09231.shtml)