I don’t plan to watch any of this rehashed Elizabeth Smart stuff on T.V., though I might catch a random snippet while channel surfing. So I’m not interested in the details of this purported fight over the story. Still, this article caught my eye.
Based on past coverage, we can easily accept this:
An unseemly clash for control has erupted among the three major U.S. television networks, Oprah Winfrey and a leading publisher over competing plans to tell the sensational tale of teenage kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart.
But how about this?
The various media outlets have all pledged to treat her story with restraint and dignity. After all, the object of their attention is a 16-year-old girl from Utah who police say was sexually assaulted during nine months in captivity at the hands of a homeless street preacher and his wife.
(Emphasis added.)
Ha! “Restraint and dignity”? Why start now?
I don’t understand the public fascination that’s driving the demand for this programming. But it’s out there. Just glad I have a remote control and lots of channels.