BuzzMachine links to On The Media’s interview with CNN chief Jon Klein (MP3) about coverage of the “runaway bride.” (The transcript is not online yet.) Jeff Jarvis says the show host “hammered [Klein] on the runaway bride, asking whether having the bride run away with every show was an example of his vow to get in depth with more stories. I would have thought he’d have chuckled and said, hey, sometimes ya gotta do what your competition’s doing. But, no, he said that, indeed, the runaway bride was an example of his vow for in-depth coverage. They covered the bride in depth. He then bragged about going heavy on the Schiavo story and making it part of the national agenda. Gee, thanks.”
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