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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

9/11 overload by the media

I'm fairly disgusted by the ridiculous amount of news reports that the 5th anniversary of 9/11 generated. I think it's very disrespectful of the families and loved ones of the victims to plaster news reports, photos and videos all over every type of media. It was non-stop yesterday.
I saw a report on 60 minutes on Sunday about the children of 9/11 victims, and a few mentioned how they wish the media would just stop. They don't need to be reminded of the horror of that day, they lived it.
So did the whole country, and much of the world.
I think it's a disgrace that the media doesn't seem to get it, nor do they respect the families and people affected.
Why not make 9/11 a more private rememberance, rather then having Matt Lauer standing at Ground Zero year after year reminding us of what we already know, and give the people that lost loved ones some privacy?