Thursday, September 29, 2011

TV is a last-minute medium

Not that long ago a La Salle student, communication major Jodi Gilbert responded to a twitter by ABC Evening News to see if she'd be willing to participate in a story about a study that found that families who spend time together, particuarly at dinner, have children who have fewer problems with drugs an alcohol. Because TV is the medium it is, nothing is ever settled until the last minute. Well, ABC contacted Jodie and asked if they could film her family that night -- in three hours! Well, the cameras showed up and the family was on the air.

Philadephia Daily News columnist Dan Gross reported this in his column today -- I think he was intrigued with the last-minute angle of the story. Here's a link to it:

www.phillycom/philly/columnistsdan_gross/20110929/_Dan_Gross_Karen_Hepp_a_theft_victim.html

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