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The Miners Are Free!
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| Anomyst |
Was watching the news this morning and they are out of the mine!
nice one! |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
yeah, in a 2 for 1 deal, we swapped richard carlton for the miners.
i know, straight to hell for me... |
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| PauLie_C |
| yeh great news, those dudes are definitely built ford tough |
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| Trance Nutter |
Its a good story and all, but don't you think the media coverage of this is a bit overkill? I'm not just talking about the rescue but the 2 weeks as a whole.
Is two guys stuck down a hole really worth continuous news coverage, extended newsbreaks every 15 minutes and every jorno and his dog?
I mean, c'mon ACA, surely theres a dodgy builder making our kids fat while ripping off welfare somewhere to chase with a camera?
Obviously yeah cover it, and it is important news, but i think maybe its being overdone. |
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| jåcë |
cant believe they were stuck down there for so long!
wouldn't have been pleasant when they had to, you know, let go of excess baggage :nervous: |
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| radshuffle |
yeah i think it was a bit of overkill in the end, especially after they were pretty much safe and we were sending them down ipods! :P
But it was really nice to see them walk out of there, I was surprised how healthy and strong they looked when they walked out but! |
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| Anomyst |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
Its a good story and all, but don't you think the media coverage of this is a bit overkill? I'm not just talking about the rescue but the 2 weeks as a whole.
Is two guys stuck down a hole really worth continuous news coverage, extended newsbreaks every 15 minutes and every jorno and his dog?
I mean, c'mon ACA, surely theres a dodgy builder making our kids fat while ripping off welfare somewhere to chase with a camera?
Obviously yeah cover it, and it is important news, but i think maybe its being overdone. |
We are in Australia remember... "Man drops beer" can make the front page... |
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| Dean Millson |
Yeah and "Warney almost makes a Hat-Trick" can make it in the UK! Not mcuh different really imo!
Glad they're safe :) It's been a bloody long time! |
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| TCB |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
Its a good story and all, but don't you think the media coverage of this is a bit overkill? I'm not just talking about the rescue but the 2 weeks as a whole.
Is two guys stuck down a hole really worth continuous news coverage, extended newsbreaks every 15 minutes and every jorno and his dog?
I mean, c'mon ACA, surely theres a dodgy builder making our kids fat while ripping off welfare somewhere to chase with a camera?
Obviously yeah cover it, and it is important news, but i think maybe its being overdone. |
its like that episode of the simpsons when bart pretends little timmy is stuck down the well and all those celebrities sing a song and they have a carnival around the well. lol. |
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| Ghostface |
| I think a lot of the media got stuck when they were found alive and all the crews bolted to get down there. After a day nothing really changed till 6 days later when they finally came out. A lot of them were treading water trying to make things seem current and interesting but there wasn't really anything new to report. |
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| tathi |
It's good to hear they're out. But there are way more important things that should be broadcasted.
The mainstream media are parasitic vultures scavenging for dead horses. |
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| Nsonic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
Its a good story and all, but don't you think the media coverage of this is a bit overkill? I'm not just talking about the rescue but the 2 weeks as a whole.
Is two guys stuck down a hole really worth continuous news coverage, extended newsbreaks every 15 minutes and every jorno and his dog?
I mean, c'mon ACA, surely theres a dodgy builder making our kids fat while ripping off welfare somewhere to chase with a camera?
Obviously yeah cover it, and it is important news, but i think maybe its being overdone. |
Reporters have created hundreds of new ways to say 'theres nothing new to report'. Mediawatch last night had a bit to say about the overcoverage.
Channel 9 is certainly milking it now, theres been Live coverage since i got home, havent seen this much Live coverage since September 11.
I think last night there was a reporter explaining what was gonna happen when they get out "this gate will ah.. swing open, the gate behind me, it has been closed for the better part of 14 days, and the miners will walk out from behind this gate..."
Next few days will be the media scrum trying to buy rights to the story.
Maybe its a slow year for the media |
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