WPIX Opts for Sensationalism Wednesday Night in Story About Missing New York Times Reporters
You probably heard about the four New York Times reporters who disappeared in Libya. WPIX mentioned it Wednesday night in their opening “11 stories in 11 minutes” segment.
At issue is not the 27-second story that anchor Jodi Applegate read. Instead, it was the graphic shown leading up to it. If you haven’t seen the newly formatted PIX News at 10, viewers are given a rundown with mini icons at the bottom of the screen.
The icon for this particular story read “Staff Dead?” with The New York Times logo in the background.
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