The news program
I watched was the Sunday Night 10 o'clock News on Channel Five. I estimated commercials to take 8-12 minutes
of this half hour program. In the remaining
18-22 minutes approximately 2 minutes and 30 seconds could be considered
creative and even these had negative overtones.
These stories included a two minute piece on children's safety tips in
winter sports; and 30 seconds covering the Golden Globe Awards; the Queen's
first time out in public since her accident and Prince Charles' people-meeting
trip which has received no press coverage.
The rest of the
show was filled with destructive stories ranging from the aftermath of the
California earthquake to John Bobbit being sued by a woman who claims he
fathered her child. Some of the other
stories included a woman who claimed she was kidnapped by the F.B.I. And
threatened to keep quiet about her son's murder, of which she is a suspect; the
President's crime control bill; three more murders in the city” Governor
Coumo's being challenged to cut taxes by the business council; Gregory Motley,
who stole Philip Motley's identity to get a job; and the water main break in
Carol Gardens, Brooklyn. Two other things
to note are that there was no sports coverage in this news program due to the
fact that there was a half-hour sports coverage program on after the news; and
I placed the 2 minutes weather segment as neutral since man does not affect the
weather.
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