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[Teresa]

I have just about had it with the news. Reports that turn into "sorry-it was just a rumor" and the repetition of the most tragic events.
Sure, we need to be informed, but by ALL the networks, ALL the time? If they would just say, Well, we are going to go to our regular schedule and for 2 or 3 minutes every hour, will report. And, if anythin BIG comes along, we will interrupt the program. Then, I could do it, but I just cannot watch this anymore.
The more people see something horrible, the more immune to it they become. Think about the apathy about the films from Vietnam as opposed to the horror over the films of WWII. I will not allow myself to be become, if not accepting, immune to the terror that welled in me at the sight of that second plane hitting. My children will remember that, and I want them to remember it WAS and IS real.
So, I was wondering if anyone else thinks we should boycott TV and maybe we could get them to reign in their sensationalism. I want news, not rumors. I want timely news, not a reply of a video that will be etched in my mind forever. I am sending letters to the managers of the stations here and at least will now that I stood up for the rights of all the victims.

[AKLRULZ]

I, too, am becoming tired of rumors and repetition and I personally don't care to see one more replay of the planes striking the towers or the mayhem that followed - it's just too much and I don't want to fall into a deep depression. While I'm not a big fan of boycots, we have chosen to be very selective in terms of how long we have the TV on. I can really relate to how you feel.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

[Beth L.]

I was very glad to see that starting Saturday night that the television stations had started going back to their regular programs. I have gotten to the point where I can no longer watch or listen to much more. Alot of the talk is now turning to war & commentators projecting what may or may not happen here in America. We are all going to be holding our breathes for awhile, waiting to see if & when the next "shoe falls" but we also need to start getting some normalcy back into our lives.

[Belle*]

The boycott started early in this house. Last Wednesday to be precise! I check in periodically to see if there are any breaking stories on CNN.com but that is it. My mother is back at her desk on Wall Street today so I know I'll be paying closer attention but I think if I had been watching these past few days that I would have been compelled to go down and try to physically restrain her to keep her from going in!

[Disnygirl]

I was afraid that maybe I was the only one feeling this way. I think the media needs to give us a break and report only new events that occur. Not only that, but last Thursday the radio station I listen to had on the editor of a New York newspaper who used to be a terrorist expert. She's written a book about biological terrorism and the station talked to her about this. She was so hysterical and alarming. I was really angry, we have just been attacked, brutally, yes, but let's get through this before we begin worrying about biological terrorism being next. Sometimes I think the media thinks they are being informative, but are really trying to make us panic. Just my 2 cents. Hope everyone is doing okay.

God Bless!
Disnygirl

[kecall]

I too have tried to avoid the news reports....But, I'm ashamed to admit...I feel like I have the "dead animal on the side of the road" syndrome....You know...when you pass by you just HAVE to look!!! -- That's how I've been...I so desperately want to not dwell on every horrible detail, and yet I find myself mesmorized in front of the tv one more time....

[peterfan]

I was so glued to CNN and channel 5 for Tues. and Wed. I was so raw from crying that I made myself stop. I only watched Nickelodeon and the Travel Channel til Sunday. Yes, I want to be informed. I want to know, but I couldn't function in my daily life with the same horrible picture being played over from every angle. You only need to see that once for it to be burned forever in your mind. I don't think there is anything to feel bad about if you change the channel. It's not healthy to keep seeing that.

[DVC_Don]

I stopped watching the TV shows yesterday. I could not sleep Saturday night. This whole thing just had my mind going around. Today, I just read the morning paper and checked CNN.com & Foxnews.com from work once this afternoon. That's enough.

[ 09-17-2001: Message edited by: Disnydad ]

[LilMarcieMouse]

I was soooo glad when I went to lunch that the soaps were not that I'm into them. I can take them or leave them it's just I also am tired of all the SAME nerws. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[macrosswife]

We haven't exactly "boycotted" per se, but the TV has remained off. We check CNN.com for updates, but that's it. I, like many of you, refuse to become "immune" to what happened last week. At this point, DH and I believe that too much information *can* be a bad thing.

~Kimber

[Kruggie]

I agree whole heartedly, too much is too much. I admit that I get too wrapped up in it and will watch over and over and it is not healthy. I do think however, that the nation needed to see. We needed to see. If we didn't see the terror of it all, would we be so moved? We need to be moved.
We need to be moved to help and we need to be moved to stand behind our President.
I think the mission has been accomplished and I am ready to say that we don't need to see it again.