Can you even remember a time before American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing Race, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News?
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What came next — the slow-speed white Bronco chase, round-the-clock television coverage, a riveting trial and not-guilty verdict that split the country along racial lines — offered the United States a gateway drug its residents eventually couldn’t live without.
“What I realized is, this is entertainment,” said Gerald Uelmen, one of Simpson’s defense attorneys. “This is not news.”
In the years since, the lineage of so many cultural phenomena - the 24-hour news cycle, a never-ending stream of reality television shows and many Americans’ unquenchable thirst for celebrity gossip - can be traced to this nearly 16-month span." This post was excerpted from a Washington Post article. Read more here.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Denise!
DeleteI don't think the country was divided along racial lines but divided by the 3 ring circus that went on for so many month. Talk about the media shaping opinion.
ReplyDelete"3 ring circus" describes it well Sue!
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