Coverage of the mall shooting in Omaha
An interesting little article on the workings behind the scenes at the Omaha World-Herald (which used to be our paper, when we lived there) on the day of the mall shootings last Wednesday. Of course there's disagreement about whether they did a good job or not, with most decrying the online coverage at Omaha.com. Here is a fascinating rundown of the media coverage, blow-by-blow, probably most interesting to people familiar with the area. And for those of you with low blood pressure, here is a look at the right wing reaction. Be sure to read the comments.
"At 4:23 p.m., KETV broadcast raw videotape of an interview with a woman who described herself as a "wrapper" at Von Maur."
Hasn't this East Coast v. West Coast s#*t gone on long enough? Didn't the deaths of Biggie and 2Pac teach us anything?