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Question of the Week - October 16, 2009
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Did the national media go overboard this week with the "Balloon Boy" coverage?


Oct 15 2009

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Balloon Boy

I don\'t think it was over-covered. Everybody in our station, from the reception desk to master control was glued to that story. That it had a good outcome was frosting. Would we ask ourselves the question had the outcome been bad?

By Monica Hannan on Oct 16 2009
Balloon Boy Coverage

One way to gauge whether or not a story has been overly covered is viewer feedback.

To the best of my knowledge, none of our viewers complained about the duration of our coverage. It was an extremely compelling story that left a lot of questions unanswered.

By Cameron Glenn on Oct 19 2009