CNN Anchors Blast Director of MH370 Film for Sensationalizing Tragedy
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CNN Anchors Blast Maker of MH370 Film for Sensationalizing Tragedy (Mediaite)
For months following the March 8 disappearance of a Malaysian passenger airliner, CNN dedicated near wall-to-wall coverage to speculation surrounding what happened to that plane. In coverage ranging from the deployment of toy planes to speculation about black holes swallowing the Boeing 777, CNN spent two full months mentioning the plane an average of 10 times per hour.
The network earned a ratings boost for its non-stop coverage, but they also received criticism from media-watchers for missing plane coverage that ceased to be about news and became more about sensationalism.
On Tuesday, however, the cable news network risked sparking a new round of criticism of their plane coverage. CNN invited the maker of a trailer for a planned film about the missing plane to appear on the network on Tuesday where he was scolded by two anchors for sensationalizing the story and possibly offending the families of those who lost loved ones.
