Shooting At Virginia Tech University

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

...All three cable news channels are LIVE on the air. Also WSLS 10 is LIVE on the web @ www.wsls.com/

More info as I get it.

Pat

 

[Morgan Wick]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

 

[trackmannn]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Man that's COLD. Where's your taste?

 

[upstate29651]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

You are an [EDIT]

ESPN has a long history of Tech-bashing. I'm sure on PTI a parallel will be drawn to Marcus Vick's ejection from the team to today's shootings. That's ESPN's speed.

G

[EDIT-inflammatory]

 

[notalkallstatic]

Hi everyone:

...All three cable news channels are LIVE on the air. Also WSLS 10 is LIVE on the web @ www.wsls.com/

More info as I get it.

Pat

I was watching the local Central VA news about this subject at noon. I believe that CBS 6 did the best, WRIC 8 did pretty good, but I think WWBT 12 drop the ball on this one, they did the worst. CBS 6 suspended their LCL commercials, and their weather. From what I saw, 12 did not.

Sad thing is that 12 is the number one station in this market, IMO it shouldn't.

6 beats out both 12 & 8.

Sad event...

 

[beauduran]

Watching the news conference on CNN I couldn't help but notice a voice asking questions that sounded a LOT like Katie Couric. Did CBS actually send their nightly anchor down to the presser? How common is that??? Were Briwn Williams and Charles Gibson there too?!?

 

[Radiofreewill]

Watching the news conference on CNN I couldn't help but notice a voice asking questions that sounded a LOT like Katie Couric. Did CBS actually send their nightly anchor down to the presser? How common is that??? Were Briwn Williams and Charles Gibson there too?!?

Williams was still on his way to campus at the time of the shooting, according to The Daily Nightly blog (dailynightly.msnbc.com). I'm not sure about Gibson's status though.

 

[Morgan Wick]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Man that's COLD. Where's your taste?

Taste is overrated. I don't particularly care for stories like this. What, 30 people died? Yawn. None of them were me, and none of them knew me. You may say "What a tragedy" but how does it affect me, or even you?

That's why I doubt there is a single news agency in the country on any level that actually sticks to reporting news that actually matters. Watching local news feels like watching "The Crime Report". I can understand that if the police is giving public safety info, or asking for your help in catching a criminal (and thus when the criminal is actually caught), but do we really need to know what every small-time crook in the DMA is doing?

If NPR is going wall-to-wall on this story it will confirm my suspicions.

Before drawing any more conclusions, please visit my blog
http://morganwick.blogspot.com
especially the "About me" posts.

 

[genius]

Rather surreal and sort of hits close to home for me. I was born and raised down the road in Radford and lived their until my family moved to Martinsburg West Virginia when I was thirteen. I actually applied to VA Tech along with several other colleges in the region, but I ended up going to Marshall(another school with a tragic incident in its history).

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Such antipathy! I don't mean to be rude, but sometimes it is best to keep such thoughts to ourselves.

Before drawing any more conclusions, please visit my blog
http://morganwick.blogspot.com
especially the "About me" posts.

Ah I get it. Wouldn't happen to have Asperger's would you?(My son has it) In any case, still take my advice with consideration!

A

 

[PTBoardOp94]

I didn't know of this event until I got to work today...so were any of the big 3 nets broadcasting about this before 6:30?

Like most events, every network had identical coverage in the Evening news - at least in the first half hour.

 

[Morgan Wick]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Such antipathy! I don't mean to be rude, but sometimes it is best to keep such thoughts to ourselves.

What's the point of a message board then? (And yes, I know this logic leads to legitimizing trolling.)

 

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

I didn't know of this event until I got to work today...

I didn't know about this event until just about lunchtime when the news came across the local oldies radio station I was listening to.

Like most events, every network had identical coverage in the Evening news - at least in the first half hour.

As did the local stations in the area.

Also, interestingly enough, the DC area stations were wall to wall as well. I say this because WTTG 5 (FOX) WJLA 7 (ABC) & WUSA 9 (CBS) are (Or at least were) LIVE on the web with their coverage.

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Such antipathy! I don't mean to be rude, but sometimes it is best to keep such thoughts to ourselves.

What's the point of a message board then? (And yes, I know this logic leads to legitimizing trolling.)

Morgan, I didn't start this thread for you or anyone else to start or hurl flames. I started it to provide our coverage of the TV coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre (Which I'm surprised no one had started before I did I might add). If you or anyone else have a problem keeping your personal opinions to yourselves, then please TAKE IT OUTSIDE.

Now let's get back to the subject at hand, shall we?

Cheers

 

[Radiofreewill]

I didn't know of this event until I got to work today...so were any of the big 3 nets broadcasting about this before 6:30?

Like most events, every network had identical coverage in the Evening news - at least in the first half hour.

All 3 had cut-ins around 12:30. Brian and Charlie were at their networks desk, while Kelly Wallace handled things at CBS. Was Katie already on her way to the scene, or just MIA at the worst possible moment?

All 3 also carried the Virginia Tech president's press conference just before 5pm.

 

[MarcB]

Was Katie already on her way to the scene, or just MIA at the worst possible moment?

Katie was on her way to the scene. After President Bush Spoke about it during the 4PM Hour the guy on CBS said "More on the CBS Evening News after your local news with Katie Couric Live on the Scene."

 

[toby]

WCBS had someone down there for their 6 p.m. and WNBC said they will have someone down their for their 11 p.m. show.
It is a bit nuts, since we have the big Nor'easter story going on here in the tri-state.

 

[fortmill]

Why is my first thought that come this fall, we'll start seeing nonstop sappy talk on ESPN about how "inspirational" the V-Tech football team is no matter how good or bad they are (but ESPECIALLY if they contend for even the ACC title)?

Man that's COLD. Where's your taste?

Taste is overrated. I don't particularly care for stories like this. What, 30 people died? Yawn. None of them were me, and none of them knew me. You may say "What a tragedy" but how does it affect me, or even you?

That's why I doubt there is a single news agency in the country on any level that actually sticks to reporting news that actually matters. Watching local news feels like watching "The Crime Report". I can understand that if the police is giving public safety info, or asking for your help in catching a criminal (and thus when the criminal is actually caught), but do we really need to know what every small-time crook in the DMA is doing?

If NPR is going wall-to-wall on this story it will confirm my suspicions.

Before drawing any more conclusions, please visit my blog
http://morganwick.blogspot.com
especially the "About me" posts.

Man talk about the growing coarseness of our society--this is a perfect example...

 

[PTBoardOp94]

WCBS had someone down there for their 6 p.m. and WNBC said they will have someone down their for their 11 p.m. show.
It is a bit nuts, since we have the big Nor'easter story going on here in the tri-state.

Probably NBCU/CBS Corporate saying Katie/Brian needs a producer.
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Kelly Wallace must be quite new at CBS News - I don't recall ever seeing her before.

 

[adam95]

I watched Katie (someone has to) at 6:30 and she said that the newscast would be an hour. My local CBS station only aired the usual 30 minutes so as not to pre-empt the more profitable Wheel of Fortune at 7.

Anyone know if ABC & NBC's news aired for an hour? Also, when world news is expanded due to breaking news, do most stations air the expanded newscasts or only the stations in the region affected? I would think stations in the affected area would opt to stay local.

Also, as might be expected, Nightline will air for one hour Monday night.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

None of the other nets expanded the Evening News to an hour, but they will be doing 1 hour specials later in the evening - Nightline and Dateline on ABC and NBC.

Did you notice that Katie cut off the Facebook story in order to allow some affiliates to split away? L-A-M-E.

For the record, WISH-TV and WTHI-TV in Indiana both took the extra half hour.