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SleepyDad · 07-11-2012, 08:59 AM

TV’s most powerful moments: 9/11, Katrina, O.J., Nielsen study says:

1. September 11th tragedy (2001)
2. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
3. O.J. Simpson verdict (1995)
4. The Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)
5. Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
6. O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase (1994)
7. Earthquake in Japan (2011)
8. Columbine High School shooting (1999)
9. BP oil spill (2010)
10. Princess Diana's funeral (1997)
11. Death of Whitney Houston (2012)
12. Capture and execution of Saddam Hussein (2006)
13. Barack Obama's acceptance speech (2008)
14. The Royal Wedding (2011)
15. Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
16. Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
17. Bush/Gore election results (2000)
18. L.A. riots (1992)
19. Casey Anthony verdict (2011)
20. Funeral of John F. Kennedy (1963)

The ranking of these events is screwed up, but what about the moon landing? How did that not even make the list?

Seriously Whitney Houston? The Royal Wedding?

Londoner · 07-11-2012, 10:12 AM

while i agree with the moon landing thing, but i don't remember it on tv and i'm closer to 50 than i am to 40... in this top 20, only 3 of these events happened after 1990

also think about how 24 hr news impacts this... much of the coverage these days, and since the 80's, you can't seem to get away from it, even when you want to

am not surprised by this list at all

t_wheeler · 07-11-2012, 10:22 AM

These events were very emotional for a lot of people...that is why they made the list. If you asked people what the most important events of the past century were, you'd get a far different list.

In fact, here is a poll that does just that. It's a decade old -- but really, nothing important has happened in the past ten or so years anyway

. Link: http://www.gallup.com/poll/3427/most...nt-people.aspx.

Thomas

penguin · 07-11-2012, 10:31 AM

The media, of which newspapers were just a subset, operates mostly by the old newspaper (and roadside accident rubberneckers) rule that "if it bleeds, it leads." That's a really lousy way to judge what ought to be notable or inspiring.

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