Anna Nicole Smith 1967-2007

[truthandjustice]

CNN is reporting that Anna Nicole Smith has died. Specifics not yet available.

 

[Studio20]

49 percent her leading the fast life...51 percent stalked/harassed to death by the tabloid media...

Wouldnt it be interesting if one of these tabloid reporters or photographers had their entire life, warts and all splashed before the public?

 

[Anyacat]

Apparently a drug overdose according to unnamed sources who are there. And now, Anna Nicole Smith the movie, the book, the musical, the TV series

 

[radiofriend1]

49 percent her leading the fast life...51 percent stalked/harassed to death by the tabloid media...

Wouldnt it be interesting if one of these tabloid reporters or photographers had their entire life, warts and all splashed before the public?

it comes with the territory. tell me u don't believe 90% of her life wasn't spent trying to bring attention to herself

tragic? absolutely. surprising-not really.

 

[Baldecki]

Even if you arent a fan of her, it was still shocking and sad to hear.

 

[Jul]

CNN is reporting that Anna Nicole Smith has died. Specifics not yet available.

AP: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith

 

[dhett]

49 percent her leading the fast life...51 percent stalked/harassed to death by the tabloid media...

Wouldnt it be interesting if one of these tabloid reporters or photographers had their entire life, warts and all splashed before the public?

it comes with the territory. tell me u don't believe 90% of her life wasn't spent trying to bring attention to herself

tragic? absolutely. surprising-not really.

We are in complete agreement here.

 

[beauduran]

From a Journalistic standpoint, I have to ask: Was this really a big story today, or was it just a slow news day?

When the news broke around 4P Eastern, I noticed Headline News go wall to wall with coverage. OK, I expect that from Headline News. They are far and away the most "mass appeal" of the 24 hour newsers. But then I happened to catch CNN in "The Situation Room" doing similar wall to wall coverage. Come on!

I didn't get a chance to check Fox or MSNBC. How did they handle it?

RANT MODE ON

I have always loved "The Situation Room" in particular for keeping a pretty good grasp on what consitutes news and what doesn't. I don't know if an entertainment celebrity's death warrants more than the obilgatory scroll and obit during a program like this. I watch "The Situation Room" for International and Political news stories, which I'm under the impression the show is focused on, not the tabloid-esque mass appeal crap.

Carry the newser live, that's fine. But don't show me the token Miami bureau reporter and every bumbling entertainment reporter trying to rehash the few particualrs over and over again.

RANT MODE OFF

Am I nieve for expecting more from what has been up until now, a pretty solid news show?

 

[3DXJDawg]

From a Journalistic standpoint, I have to ask: Was this really a big story today, or was it just a slow news day?

When the news broke around 4P Eastern, I noticed Headline News go wall to wall with coverage. OK, I expect that from Headline News. They are far and away the most "mass appeal" of the 24 hour newsers. But then I happened to catch CNN in "The Situation Room" doing similar wall to wall coverage. Come on!

I didn't get a chance to check Fox or MSNBC. How did they handle it?

RANT MODE ON

I have always loved "The Situation Room" in particular for keeping a pretty good grasp on what consitutes news and what doesn't. I don't know if an entertainment celebrity's death warrants more than the obilgatory scroll and obit during a program like this. I watch "The Situation Room" for International and Political news stories, which I'm under the impression the show is focused on, not the tabloid-esque mass appeal crap.

Carry the newser live, that's fine. But don't show me the token Miami bureau reporter and every bumbling entertainment reporter trying to rehash the few particualrs over and over again.

RANT MODE OFF

Am I nieve for expecting more from what has been up until now, a pretty solid news show?

Fox News Channel had coverage of the passing for a while shortly after it was officially announced, I was listening to the audio on XM and they were talking about it during the slot where Cavuto is supposed to air.. I'm not sure how long they stayed with it, as I got to work, but at that point, it was a good 30-40 minutes...

 

[radiofriend1]

it would have probably been the lead story most days.........only because she's spent YEARS pushing herself and her name into the headlines

a pathetic ending, yes. shocking, no. and i have a difficult time feeling tremendously sad for somebody who basically made a public mockery of her life

i hope she finds peace, somehow, somewhere...........

 

[Joe_Capitano]

I didn't get a chance to check Fox or MSNBC. How did they handle it?

EEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXXACTLY The same. Wall-to-wall Anna until the politicos took over.

I have always loved "The Situation Room" in particular for keeping a pretty good grasp on what consitutes news and what doesn't. I don't know if an entertainment celebrity's death warrants more than the obilgatory scroll and obit during a program like this. ... Am I nieve for expecting more from what has been up until now, a pretty solid news show?

Ask Jack Cafferty. He wasn't too fond of the wall-to-wall deathwatch yesterday, and so it appears were many viewers.

 

[Mark Giardina]

While it is sad when anyone dies, the news coverage Anna Nicole Smith is getting, on cable TV especially, is way overboard. This is what happens when you try to mix hard news with entertainment.

Anna Nicole Smith wasn't an accomplished actress, singer or entertainer. She was a well-endowed woman who posed for Playboy, married some old rich geezer, gained and lost a ton of weight.

Hell the networks don't give one-tenth the amount of news coverage if a real celebrity died. Just an obit, some clips from their films and then fade to black.

What really scares me is if the cable networks are giving so much air time covering the death of Anna Nicole Smith, can you imagine the coverage Paris Hilton would get if she kicked the bucket?


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[Braves2005]

While it is sad when anyone dies, the news coverage Anna Nicole Smith is getting, on cable TV especially, is way overboard. This is what happens when you try to mix hard news with entertainment.

Anna Nicole Smith wasn't an accomplished actress, singer or entertainer. She was a well-endowed woman who posed for Playboy, married some old rich geezer, gained and lost a ton of weight.

Hell the networks don't give one-tenth the amount of news coverage if a real celebrity died. Just an obit, some clips from their films and then fade to black.

What really scares me is if the cable networks are giving so much air time covering the death of Anna Nicole Smith, can you imagine the coverage Paris Hilton would get if she kicked the bucket?


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She wanted to be the Marilyn Monroe of the 1990's and 2000's, in fact some of the entertainment shows have compared her to Marilyn Monroe. But when Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, there was no cable, no satellite news, no entertainment channels, nothing but 3 networks, so we probably don't know how the Marilyn Monroe death played out in the media.

Now with Anna Nicole Smith, we have a plethora of cable channels, numerous entertainment shows, newspapers, gossip mags, etc., etc. that will take this story into the next few years. And then how she died, who the father of her little girl is, the estate of J. Howard Marshall(who happens to be run now by the widow of the son of J. Howard Marshall) and on and on and on it will go.

Sad part about this and a coincidence is that both Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith died at the age of 39.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

A sad story no doubt. Equally sad is the huge amount of coverage CNN is giving it. This is what happens when you have to sell the news. How much real news are we missing while they dwell on and exploit this story? When did CNN turn into "Inside Edition"?

Headline News should be just that, Headlines, not an in depth examination of Anna Nicole Smith's life and death.

 

[Ultimajock]

She wanted to be the Marilyn Monroe of the 1990's and 2000's, in fact some of the entertainment shows have compared her to Marilyn Monroe. But when Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, there was no cable, no satellite news, no entertainment channels, nothing but 3 networks, so we probably don't know how the Marilyn Monroe death played out in the media.

...we also had prints of THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH, SOME LIKE IT HOT and THE MISFITS. Hell, Jenny McCarthy has had a better film and TV career than ANS did. ANS compares more favorably with Mamie Van Doren than she ever did with Monroe...

 

[bpatrick]

Sad part about this and a coincidence is that both Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith died at the age of 39.

Marilyn Monroe was 36.

 

[Mark Giardina]

Sad part about this and a coincidence is that both Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith died at the age of 39.

Marilyn Monroe was 36.
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I never said Marilyn Monroe was 39. It was Braves 2005.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

I am sick and tired of the coverage cable news is doing about Anna Nicole Smith. With all the real news going on in the world these days to concentrate on someone whose claim to fame was her boobs is ludicrous. CNN should be especially ashamed of its constant coverage. Wolf Blitzer should audition for a job on Entertainment Tonight.

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[bpatrick]

Personal to Mark Giardana: sorry for
misquoting you; I obviously had a
problem editing out material from two
posts that I didn't want to use.

 

[Mark Giardina]

Personal to Mark Giardana: sorry for
misquoting you; I obviously had a
problem editing out material from two
posts that I didn't want to use.

No big deal, don't worry about it