'TRIUMPH' COVERAGE SCRUTINIZED

While the Carnival Triumph incident wasn't good news for the cruise industry, it apparently was for CNN. There are reports their coverage provided a ratings win over both Fox News and MSNBC. Despite that, at least one media critic points out their "tabloid" coverage was also risky. Writing in The Guardian, Martin Dunn pointed out "the close-to-the-limit hype can backfire. If coverage was not billed as 'The Big Story', it was being hailed as 'Triumph and Tragedy'. All this when no one died or was seriously hurt." Just goes to show in today's uber-connected world, no one escapes the spotlight. -- Gerry