Daily Archives: August 2, 2007

Crises Near and Far

I’m in front of the teevee in tbbs World HQ, watching coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse. MSNBC’s coverage of the incident was reminiscent of old-time reporting, i.e., just the facts. Interviews with eyewitnesses, photos from local media outlets, and a noticeable lack of talking heads, experts, and pontificators. Just the news; [...]