Alright, WTF is going on? The media covered the Omaha mall shooting all the time...

[originalpckelly]

however for this shooting in Illinois, not much.

It's not continuous coverage like that shooting was.

Isn't it odd that on a day when the Republicans pull a political stunt that there is significantly less media coverage of an event that would usually garner far more attention?

Did I miss something about these shootings? 18 people were shot. That's usually something the media would exploit. Just look at the hours covering those church shootings here in my home state of CO.

What's up?

[cbayer]

1. It's the main topic on NPR in Los Angeles right now. nt.

[originalpckelly]

2. Yeah, but why not on cable? The Situation Room is doing tons of other political stories...

MSNBC has Hardball, very little said.

Even FOX doesn't have much.

[cbayer]

3. I don't know. I don't get cable. It seems that info is very limited at this point. nt.

[originalpckelly]

4. Yeah, but usually they stay on the topic bullshiting for hours...

It just seems a little odd.

I'm not really saying much here, just making an observation.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. How many deaths?

Maybe that had something to do with it.

[originalpckelly]

6. Well, right now they're saying no one died...

but in another thread here, someone reports 3 dead with 18 injured.

[SoCalDem]

15. CNN reported all/most were headshots with pistol & shotgun

they probably did not have the OFFICIAL death total..but there's no way there were "no deaths"

[NNN0LHI]

11. 5 dead

That must not have anything to do with it.

Probably the networks had all there right wing shills lined up for today and didn't want to cancel them.

That makes more sense.

Don

[Junkdrawer]

7. The NRA wants guns in National Parks...can't let this influence that legislation....

Three kids dead. Yawn....

[originalpckelly]

8. I may be seeing something that's not there...

but I noticed it, and it seem at least that there hasn't been the non-stop coverage as there is in many other situations.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. NIU's not all that close to Chicago (I did my grad work there) so it

takes time for the camera trucks & reporters to get to the scene. I'd estimate minimally 90 minutes from any of the Chicago studios to the DeKalb campus under low traffic conditions.

[NNN0LHI]

12. Local Chicago channels have been covering this story solid for hours from the scene

[dysfunctional press]

14. even in lowly chicago, the news stations have helicoptors.

it's been wall-to-wall on the chicago stations most of the afternoon.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Not enough dead to be newsworthy?

[NNN0LHI]

13. Whats up? The shooter has been identified as a skinny white guy

Move along. Nothing to see here.

Don

[malaise]

16. They're covering the horse race

They're also appear to be playing down the shootings this week. This one is the 3rd or 4th and several people were shot here. Looks like the M$M cartel received a message.
I expect Anderson Cooper to give this serious coverage later.

At the end of the day, Bush's promotion of violence everywhere is coming back to hurt innocent people. People are raw and guns are available everywhere.
I hope at least one DUer is keeping the numbers of shootings in schools, universities and Malls since the beginning of the year.