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On The Death of TV News Part Two: Dead People Everywhere…

Axis of Evil News, originally uploaded by Vaguely Artistic.

Second in a series

In November 1963, President John Kennedy was assassinated outside the range of television cameras. From that day on, no President makes a public outing without the presence of a pool camera…it’s called the “tight pool.” It consists of one camera and one reporter following POTUS: code name for President of the United States and FLOTUS, First Lady of the United States. Look closely and you’ll see the tight pool somewhere back in the procession of every Presidential Motorcade: the unofficial Death Watch. Continue reading

On The Death of TV News Part One: The President has Been Shot


Breaking News, originally uploaded by Martin Deutsch.

First in a series

The President has been shot.

We’ll tell you which President and what country when we come back from the break. Stay tuned.

“He’s dead. But I’m live. Reporting for News Center Five” I was David Boeri. Continue reading