http://joeshaw.org/2005/07/07/163 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://joeshaw.org/2005/07/07/163/comment-page-1#comment-12 Spurious Interrupt Thu, 07 Jul 2005 23:25:00 +0000 http://joeshaw.org/2005/07/07/163#comment-12 [...] On that note, I continue to be disappointed in US news outlets, CNN in particular. They give the terrorists exactly what they want: they sensationalise the attacks, make them look as frightening and real as possible, and call attention to them as much as possible. At the time of this writing, the current CNN top headline, in a font size reserved for the largest of events, is, “LONDON BOMBERS HUNTED”. Yes, in all caps. Apparently, earlier it was, “WE WERE WAITING TO DIE”. How’s that for giving the terrorists exactly what they want? Come on, people, get a fucking clue. [...] [...] On that note, I continue to be disappointed in US news outlets, CNN in particular. They give the terrorists exactly what they want: they sensationalise the attacks, make them look as frightening and real as possible, and call attention to them as much as possible. At the time of this writing, the current CNN top headline, in a font size reserved for the largest of events, is, “LONDON BOMBERS HUNTED”. Yes, in all caps. Apparently, earlier it was, “WE WERE WAITING TO DIE”. How’s that for giving the terrorists exactly what they want? Come on, people, get a fucking clue. [...]

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