Sky, BBC can rely on more immediate coverage from partner media

If there are cameras/footage, the rolling news milk it.

Because of footage, Benazir Bhutto's assassination was covered for hour after hour after hour for example.

Posted By: norway on April 15th 2013 at 21:16:10

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It's good that there's been an explosion in a white English-speaking country, (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Apr 15, 20:54:22
- Twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 15, 21:26:32
  - Give over (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Apr 15, 21:28:36
    - You are an idoit man. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 15, 21:29:56
      - Please explain (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Apr 15, 23:09:24
      - An idiot. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 15, 21:30:43
        
        ^^ vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Apr 15, 22:04:43
- Set up a FB group (General Chat) - norway, Apr 15, 21:03:55
  - who did that one? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 15, 21:08:53
    - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 15, 21:13:29
  - EVERYONE CALM DOWN (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 15, 21:05:49
- A sneery cynical stance isn't too attractive either (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 20:59:48
- bombs go off there almost weekly (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 15, 20:59:11
  - Daily in numerous locations. Provincial elections coming up, 20+ candidates murdered so fa (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Apr 15, 21:23:37
- oh dea-+r (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 20:58:23
- Yeah. Was thinking the same. #prayforiraq (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 15, 20:55:15
  - not covering yourself in glory here (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Apr 15, 21:01:57
    - Not anything. It's all very sad. But the reaction is far different if in (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 15, 21:07:17
      - no need to be instantly cynical though. that's just a cheap shot (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Apr 15, 21:08:25
        
        I'm not sure. Had it been explosions at the Riyadh marathon then it'd get a some coverage (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 15, 21:11:03
        
        Sky, BBC can rely on more immediate coverage from partner media (General Chat) - norway, Apr 15, 21:16:10
        
        very true, easy consumption, plus massive media industry to choose titbits from (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 15, 21:18:34
        
        Indeed, or Mumbai or Rio or Moscow or Tokyo or Cape Town etc etc... (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 15, 21:20:18
        
        agree, but nows not the time when people are probably dead (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Apr 15, 21:15:55
    - iirc he was very poor when london got bombed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 21:03:07
      - at least he's consistent then - unlike you! (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 15, 21:09:11
  - so was i but thought it a little bit banal to bring up (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 15, 20:57:53

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