Post #18 - Assignment #1: NBC Nightly News

After watching the NBC news at 6:30 the other day, the stories were ordered like this:



-H1N1 Virus Outbreak: The H1N1 Virus was continuing to spread, but it's virulence is suspected to be weaker than previously thought. Development of the vaccine a focal point of this report.
-Obama announces Justice Souter's retirement. NBC then went on to speculate as to who will replace the late-60's Justice, and showed some of the candidates. NBC believes it will be a hispanic woman who replaces Souter before the next Supreme Court term in October.
-Flooding in the American Midwest. Heavy rain and winds cause hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Fortunately, trailers float.
-Cuba-US relationship warming up. Discussion on the possibility of lifting the embargo.
-Chrysler Bankruptcy Hearing
-FDA Recall on Hydroxycut.
-Pakistani troops clash with militants near Afghan border. 16 militants and 2 Pakistani soldiers fatally wounded.
-Crime rates in urban areas rising as economy weakens.


I thought the NBC news was informative, but the stories were a little out of order. I thought there should be more coverage of our wars abroad, because Americans tend to forget that we have citizens fighting and dying over there and the news programs aren't interested in publicizing this.

Also, someone who has read previous posts of mine would know that I believe the H1N1 Virus is being massively over-hyped, and is not nearly as big a deal as the media is making it out to be. Therefore, I thought it inappropriate to begin the news with a report on this topic. Other than that, I thought the ordering was not too out of line.