To: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Headline News
Stop Wall to Wall Coverage Practices by News Media Organizations.
The tragedy of the missing flight 370 has been covered wall to wall by the mainstream news media. Wall to wall coverage of a single event results in failure on the part of the news media to keep its viewers informed on current events.
Why is this important?
While the loss of flight 370 is tragic, the entire mainstream media has covered absolutely nothing else since it's disappearance. Even when there were no new developements, the mainstream media persisted in speculation and inumerable repititions of information that was already widely known. It is the responsibility of the newsmedia to ensure that viewers are aware of all pertinant and current events. The practice of extended wall to wall coverage of this or any other issues by the mainstream media is a failure to meet their obligation to keep the viewers informed on newsworthy events. The signers of this petition collectively ask, both now and in the future, that media organizations do not engage in the practice of wall to wall coverage and keep people updated on ALL current events.