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UHF · 11-08-2009, 07:07 PM

I do understand this too. During 9/11 I just wanted to get on with work whilst the rest of my colleagues kept reporting what was happening on a minute-by-minute basis (three cheers for the internet). I just thought, oh well it's going to be repeated on tv for the next six months anyway.

Awful isn't it? I think I'm jaded by the way news is reported now like it's just light entertainment. I don't feel the need to dwell on how terrible something is and don't find it helpful. Perhaps this is disconnection, but what's the alternative?

11-08-2009, 07:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
UHF Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 120	I do understand this too. During 9/11 I just wanted to get on with work whilst the rest of my colleagues kept reporting what was happening on a minute-by-minute basis (three cheers for the internet). I just thought, oh well it's going to be repeated on tv for the next six months anyway. Awful isn't it? I think I'm jaded by the way news is reported now like it's just light entertainment. I don't feel the need to dwell on how terrible something is and don't find it helpful. Perhaps this is disconnection, but what's the alternative? Last edited by UHF; 11-08-2009 at 09:27 PM.