Harksaw 0 #1 September 3, 2003 This was mentioned in a General Skydiving thread, and I had to look it up myself. CNN has a special version of its news for airports which does not display news about airplane crashes, likely to prevent panic among the travelers. http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/1097712 http://www.cnn.com/Airport/ True, I could only find one site listing a specific case where they blocked a crash from being shown, but I've heard other people talk about it also.__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 September 3, 2003 We need a Whuffo version of RealTV, one that doesn't show skydiving scenes... If you've ever traveled commercially and went through a larger airport, you probably saw CNN AN.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #3 September 3, 2003 QuoteCNN has a special version of its news CNN IS a special version of 'News'. It just happens to be a very popular one in the USA. Not to slag 'them' for creating a very successful 'business' , but the foreign content is all but nil. When it is presented, it is presented with a very American spin. Try getting a BBC world feed someday and compare the breadth and tone of the broadcast. Watching the BBC and CNN version of the 'wahteverthehell that was in Iraq' was like reading the book vs. watching the movie Anyway, the idea of scrubbing plane crashes for an airport network feed is not such a horrible version of censorship ... at least it seems altruistic... Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 September 3, 2003 Quote Not to slag 'them' for creating a very successful 'business' , but the foreign content is all but nil. I dunno, have you ever seen CNNi? Not just the web version, but also the satellite & cable versions. It's a specifically global version with only a small portion, the portion that would affect global events such as the war in Iraq, of the news about the US being reported. As for; Quote Anyway, the idea of scrubbing plane crashes for an airport network feed is not such a horrible version of censorship ... at least it seems altruistic... It's not altruistic in the least! CNN is delivering a specific version of their product to a group of clients that had specifically requested this service. It's a money making venture.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #5 September 3, 2003 QuoteWe need a Whuffo version of RealTV, one that doesn't show skydiving scenes... Screw that, we need the RealTV ALL SKYDIVING version. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 September 3, 2003 On a Skydiving channel! We have discovery Wings, we need Discovery Skydive!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 September 3, 2003 QuoteTrue, I could only find one site listing a specific case where they blocked a crash from being shown, but I've heard other people talk about it also. the C130 tanker(?) whos wings snapped off was censored.. I was surfing from my laptop in Dallas (i think it was) when it showed up, but of course the 'edited CNN' didnt mention it at all...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #8 September 3, 2003 QuoteWe have discovery Wings, we need Discovery Skydive! Would it include boobies? Skydiving and Boobies are synonymous. (and not the winged boobies, the good boobies)... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 September 3, 2003 Oh yeah, there'd definately have to be a serious amount of boobies! I bet it'd be the most popular channel on cable.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #10 September 3, 2003 QuoteI dunno, have you ever seen CNNi? I have now... QuoteIt's not altruistic in the least! CNN is delivering a specific version of their product to a group of clients that had specifically requested this service. It's a money making venture Raising an interesting point... whereas the 'traditional' network offers news as a [service] (I believe the CRTC rules still require the first 12 minutes of any news broadcast to be commercial free), CNN offers news as it's primary BUSNESS. ...a very successful business, it seems. I was unaware of the many facets of the conglomerate. What we receive in Canada appears to be the 'basic USA mainstream' version. That particular product is very biased, and I am unaware of my ability to obtain other feeds. In deference to this practise, I now recall that the BBC feed is called "BBC Canada" and is likely not the same thing as the Brits in Britain receive. Could it be that there is no such thing as unibiased reporting? Worse yet, were we to return to the USSR 'TASS' style of "Universal Reporting" we may get lots more of nothing. Hmmmm, I guss the best policy is to keep an open mind, listen to more than one information source, and actually form your own opinions (imagine that? !!) As warped as this may sound, Dropzone.com seems to be the most diverse source of 'news' thanks to you (...and others, of course). It works well as it is, but someday it would be interesting to see a dedicated Current Affairs forum... (as if I need an excuse to spend more time online ) -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
