ABC News did lead the ratings in non cable news coverage on election night, so maybe they do know what they are doing at some level. But this alert, coupled with the Elisabeth Hasselbeck alert on OCT 23 (see previous posting), sets new lows for using "breaking news alerts" as a veiled ad for other ABC programming. If this is ad, and the story it is promoting, are what ABC News department now defines as "breaking news" then this must surely be a sad day for the many notable news reporters, editors and newscasters who once called ABC News home.
Hank3: Nov 14 2008, 4:11 PM and a sad commentary on Barbara Walters - i don't think SNL would have had the guts to do a skit where she would cover such a stupid story.
bobby: Nov 14 2008, 9:09 AM another sad comment on the state of the news industry
Zepfan: Nov 13 2008, 4:23 PM Honestly - I thought it was a spam e-mail when I got this earlier today. So releaved to know I didn't get spammed - stunned that ABC sent that crap to me. Might as well have been spam.
sistersledge: Nov 13 2008, 2:43 PM forgot - put me down as a solid no on this story. Damm glad I am not signed up to ABC alerts. A waste....
sistersledge: Nov 13 2008, 2:41 PM Sounds like you once worked at ABC. It would have to be someone close to this industry to have started this site. That being said - I kind of like and will be back.
andrew: Nov 13 2008, 1:47 PM The odd thing is that I don't see in the alert what show this "news" story is going to be on. If this is an attempt to promote a show they got that wrond as well.
tommy boy: Nov 13 2008, 12:38 PM By what possible definition could this be news. ABC - for shame
johnson m: Nov 13 2008, 12:24 PM How sad has barbara Walters become ?
yelow: Nov 13 2008, 12:11 PM Sad. Peter Jennings and others must be rolling over in their graves.