slothrop Posted December 30, 2004 Posted December 30, 2004 Which CNN Headline story seems out of place? I hate corporate news! MORE NEWS • Powell: U.S. pledges long-term Tsunami aid • Echoes of 9/11 in hunt for loved ones | Video • Thousands of Americans missing | Video • Web offers worried relatives helping hand • Indians return after new tsunami alert | Video • NBC: Show to go on without Orbach
blzrul Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 Don't be slamming my guy Jerry. I really liked him.
KD in CA Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 Corporate? What's corporate about J. Orbach? He's been a well known performer on Broadway, movies and TV for decades. RIP Jerry.
blzrul Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 Nothing was corporate about him but I didn't see anything corporate in the other headlines either. The "NBC" tipped me off.
DC Tom Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 I think "Corporate News" was meant to apply to the media outlet, not the content of the stories themselves. That is...the corporate need of CNN to pander to the public encourages them to put Jerry Orbach's death (and Reggie White's, as I recall) at the same level as the Bengal Sea Catastrophe.
slothrop Posted December 31, 2004 Author Posted December 31, 2004 I think "Corporate News" was meant to apply to the media outlet, not the content of the stories themselves. That is...the corporate need of CNN to pander to the public encourages them to put Jerry Orbach's death (and Reggie White's, as I recall) at the same level as the Bengal Sea Catastrophe. 186040[/snapback] Yes, that is what I meant. Sorry for not being more clear (or clearer?). I am sure he was a great actor - but they always have to put "fluff" in the headlines. Are they afraid that they will make everyone too sad?
KD in CA Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 Yes, that is what I meant. Sorry for not being more clear (or clearer?). I am sure he was a great actor - but they always have to put "fluff" in the headlines. Are they afraid that they will make everyone too sad? 186203[/snapback] Ahhh...good point. You're right about the apparent need to always have a 'fluff' piece among the headlines, even if someone's death isn't quite fluff. But I wouldn't have been surprised if that line had been about Britney Spears' latest marriage, had that even occurred yesterday as well.
GG Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 But I wouldn't have been surprised if that line had been about Britney Spears' latest marriage, had that even occurred yesterday as well. 186210[/snapback] For all we know, another one may have been had.
KRC Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 For all we know, another one may have been had. 186345[/snapback] Since they seem to happen regularly, it is no longer news.
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