Seattlest: Anderson Cooper Samples The Car-Free Life In Seattle

Just0ne

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:00:06 -0800

They didn't actually make the story more 'Real.' But hey made it more impactful, by omitting the certain truthes. Both versions of the story will impact different people in different ways. That's just good (or bad) spin, I guess, depending on your biases.

Finish Tag

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:59:24 -0800

I think the "common man" would write the story off if Alan Durning's profession were mentioned in the report. They made the story more real (for their viewers) by neglecting that fact.

Dan

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:30:50 -0800

What the hell? That is kind of an important point isn't it. Alan's not just some jerk off the street. He's an environmental professional. You'd think that should be mentioned at some time.

MvB

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:55:27 -0800

Isn't it weird how the story ducks the whole part about Alan working for an environmental institute? I mean, did I miss that part? To my mind, that makes the story more real, that it took his son crashing the car to prompt a environmental leader to consider going without it.