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everyday i click on cnn and without fail, they are talking about the missing plane. (Original Post) spanone Mar 2014 OP
They (and everybody else) should STFU *until* debris is found that can be... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #1
This is my first plane post. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #2
they are getting high ratings from it , btw there are about 5 guys JI7 Mar 2014 #3
Yep, even today CNN was obsessing about the plane. MSNBC's been talking a lot about Chris Christie. Tx4obama Mar 2014 #4
Blitzer interviewing Gupta about what the passengers' families are experiencing physiologically alcibiades_mystery Mar 2014 #5
had it on for 15 minutes yesterday and saw that new location and there MindMover Mar 2014 #6
just checked back in, still talking about it spanone Mar 2014 #7
I am also starting to think I was right ... the spaceship picked it up and scooted away .... MindMover Mar 2014 #9
Here's Jon Stewart's Brutal Takedown Of CNN's Missing Plane Coverage Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #8
bwahahahahahaaa... spanone Mar 2014 #10
Then stop clicking on that channel. bigwillq Mar 2014 #11
really? if i don't click on it they'll stop reporting on the plane? it's a deal. spanone Mar 2014 #12
Problem solved meaning bigwillq Mar 2014 #15
it's not punishment, it's awe that a 'news channel' can run this long with the same story spanone Mar 2014 #17
They're still in business bigwillq Mar 2014 #19
exactly, get all your news from du ... heh everyone, biggwilly has the answer ....nt MindMover Mar 2014 #13
Yes, I do. Thank you. bigwillq Mar 2014 #16
It's not like there's anything else going on in the world right now. Crunchy Frog Mar 2014 #14
Well, I see their point, absolutely nothing else is happening in the world, after all... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #18
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
1. They (and everybody else) should STFU *until* debris is found that can be...
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 06:28 PM
Mar 2014

...definitively tied to MH370. ENOUGH already!!!!

JI7

(89,248 posts)
3. they are getting high ratings from it , btw there are about 5 guys
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 06:31 PM
Mar 2014

they have had on to discuss this. some pilots and other experts and these guys seem to be on ALL THE TIME. do they ever sleep ?

i go to work at different times but they are on all those times when i check in before leaving. and even when i get back.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
5. Blitzer interviewing Gupta about what the passengers' families are experiencing physiologically
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 06:33 PM
Mar 2014

Truly a low point in the history of American journalism.

MindMover

(5,016 posts)
6. had it on for 15 minutes yesterday and saw that new location and there
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:13 PM
Mar 2014

reporter get off her cab and put her backpack on at least 12 times in 15 minutes ...

I am starting to think someone at CNN has literally fallin off the rocker

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
8. Here's Jon Stewart's Brutal Takedown Of CNN's Missing Plane Coverage
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:16 PM
Mar 2014

Jon Stewart returned to "The Daily Show" Monday after a week-long hiatus, picking back up by tearing into CNN for its breathless coverage of the missing Malaysian jetliner.

Stewart opened the segment by pointing to what he surmised was the one minute of good coverage from CNN. That was before they realized, ""Oh, s—, we got 23 hours and 59 minutes left to fill! F— it, let's go nuts!"

"And they did!" Stewart said, pointing to the giant floor mats, big and little model airplanes, holographic airplanes, and more.

Then he took on the various implausible theories thrown around on the network last week — from whether the plane could have been swallowed by a "black hole" to whether "supernatural" forces were at play. Finally, he criticized CNN contributor Richard Quest for questioning why psychics weren't brought in

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-cnn-malaysia-plane-missing-mh370-2014-3#ixzz2xInjrKkU

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
15. Problem solved meaning
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:47 PM
Mar 2014

if you don't turn on CNN, you don't have to see them beat dead horses anymore.

You're a glutton for punishment if you continue to watch that channel already knowing what they're going to be reporting on.

spanone

(135,831 posts)
17. it's not punishment, it's awe that a 'news channel' can run this long with the same story
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:51 PM
Mar 2014


don't really watch it, just flip to it....& flip back
 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
19. They're still in business
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:59 PM
Mar 2014

because people keep watching it and they keep making money.

Glad I no longer watch cable news.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
18. Well, I see their point, absolutely nothing else is happening in the world, after all...
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:52 PM
Mar 2014

Nothing, nada, zilch.

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