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Reading this I'm reminded of the movie Network. A major network producer sees the value of producing original "disaster porn" (my term, not from the film) for p
by yock 14y ago
Reading this I'm reminded of the movie Network. A major network producer sees the value of producing original "disaster porn" (my term, not from the film) for public consumption in a television news magazine. Only here we see that a one-hour news magazine hardly begins to strain the attention span of the average consumer. Rather the author of this blog post seems to recognize that the public is desirous of far more, and that they may be led so easily by piecing out details bit-by-bit. How often does real life deliver on--and even exceed--it's own satire?
On a related note, the author is listed as Edward O'Neil, which just happens to be the name of the actor who portrayed Stan Mikita in the referenced film. Color me intrigued...
- mosescorn 14y agoI am continually amazed by how insatiable consumers are for redundant media. The current coverage of Aurora is simply rehashing known details, but readers are lured on by the promise of even the smallest tidbit of new information. Was it Stan Mikita or Glenn?
- yock 14y agoYou're right. It was Glenn, the manager of the shop.
- breakingwave12 14y agoNot sure I entirely agree. Isn't attention span going down with the rise of the Internet?