HLN double standard?
The Miami Herald’s Glenn Garvin blogs about (what sounds to me like) a lower third that appeard on HLN today regarding the case of Astronaut Lisa Nowack…
Nowack was charged attempted murder and attempted kidnapping. The Headline News tagline for the story: “Astro-naughty.” Think CNN would have slapped a cute headline on the story if a man was charged with the same crimes?
I believe MSNBC used “Astronaughty” for the title of the #1 Story on countdown tonight.
Comment by IceMan — February 7, 2007 @ 1:08 am
LOL. C’mon, lighten up - it’s a funny tagline. After all, no one was actually hurt. Jay Leno had about a dozen funny lines related to the incident tonight. The whole incident is so bizarre, it’s hard not to make light of it.
Comment by JG in PHX — February 7, 2007 @ 2:00 am
Jay Leno is not doing a newscast. He’s a comedian. Countdown isn’t exactly a newscast either.
Comment by Spud — February 7, 2007 @ 2:34 am
Cable News in general should not be called “news” or a “newscast”.
Comment by Mike Beckham — February 7, 2007 @ 3:05 am
The Fox Report is the definition of a newscast. Everything else, on cable (including FNC) or the broadcast networks, is something less.
Astronaughty, as Wolf and Anderson would say, is not a term CNN would ever use. CNN does real journalism. CNN would never stoop so low.
Comment by erljr — February 7, 2007 @ 3:27 am
what’s the big deal.. i dont see the big deal about it.
Comment by Big Dave — February 7, 2007 @ 5:09 am
How does Glenn Garvin know the “astro-naughty” was put on there because she is a woman? I think the “diaper angle” is very sick and worthy of that title!
Comment by Terance — February 7, 2007 @ 8:50 am
My favorite tag is O’Reilly’s “Astro-nut”.
Come on, guys, lighten up.
Comment by cella — February 7, 2007 @ 10:11 am
Her name is Lisa Nowak, not “Nowack,” and HLN did not run the “Astro-Naughty” banner, CNN did. And it was dropped after the attempted murder charge was filed.
Other than that, good catch, Glenn.
Comment by steve — February 7, 2007 @ 10:53 am
Oops! It seems that it was Glenn Beck who used “Astro-Nut”
I knew I had seen it somewhere, and really thought it was Bill’s show.
Comment by cella — February 7, 2007 @ 10:55 am
I’ve seen “Houston, we have a problem”, “Lust in Space”, and of course, “Astronut” in the last couple of days, on each of the cable networks.
Comment by Missy — February 7, 2007 @ 11:22 am