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Mr.Fiction · 02-18-2003, 07:28 PM

Fox News stole video feeds from CNN
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
Feb 18, 2003, 09:56

NEW YORK - During coverage of the space shuttle Columbia's disintegration, the folks in CNN's control room thought the picture they saw on rival Fox News Channel looked familiar. So they tried a little experiment.

The producers superimposed a tiny "CNN" logo on the upper left corner of the network's screen as it showed the shuttle breaking into pieces. Blip! The same logo appeared on Fox News Channel.

Then they decided to abruptly switch cameras so a picture of correspondent Miles O'Brien appeared. For two seconds ? until it was hurriedly replaced with a view of NASA mission control ? it looked like O'Brien was working for Fox, too.

The shuttle disaster provided a vivid example of the lengths to which television networks sometimes go to get the most compelling pictures for a big story ? and an even more vivid example of the consequences if they don't.

A Fox News Channel spokesman did not return a telephone call seeking comment. Earlier, a station representative told Broadcasting & Cable magazine that its request to explain the apparent piracy was "a waste of time."

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artma...cle_1788.shtml

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02-18-2003, 07:28 PM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Content Thieves: Fox News stole video feeds from CNN Fox News stole video feeds from CNN By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer Feb 18, 2003, 09:56 NEW YORK - During coverage of the space shuttle Columbia's disintegration, the folks in CNN's control room thought the picture they saw on rival Fox News Channel looked familiar. So they tried a little experiment. The producers superimposed a tiny "CNN" logo on the upper left corner of the network's screen as it showed the shuttle breaking into pieces. Blip! The same logo appeared on Fox News Channel. Then they decided to abruptly switch cameras so a picture of correspondent Miles O'Brien appeared. For two seconds ? until it was hurriedly replaced with a view of NASA mission control ? it looked like O'Brien was working for Fox, too. The shuttle disaster provided a vivid example of the lengths to which television networks sometimes go to get the most compelling pictures for a big story ? and an even more vivid example of the consequences if they don't. A Fox News Channel spokesman did not return a telephone call seeking comment. Earlier, a station representative told Broadcasting & Cable magazine that its request to explain the apparent piracy was "a waste of time." http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artma...cle_1788.shtml

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