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To: BigAlPro

At the AP we had several levels of news alerts.

Normal (Missing woman still missing) was 2 bells on the printer.
Urgent (Missing woman found) was 3 bells.
Bulletin (Missing woman hijacks plane) was 4 bells.
Flash (Missing woman assassinates president) was five bells.

I think Fox should institute a similar scale for their news alerts.


12 posted on 11/04/2007 4:38:49 AM PST by SlowBoat407 (Free commerce is the only just way to redistribute wealth.)
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To: SlowBoat407
"I think Fox should institute a similar scale for their news alerts."

Fox's focus groups would soon show that a similar scale would get people to stay tuned until after the commercial and it would then become as meaningless as their "breaking news".

59 posted on 11/04/2007 5:36:49 AM PST by DaGman (`)
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To: SlowBoat407

You forgot to have the six bell alert when the missing woman is also a blond, hot looking, has bikini pictures and is a teacher who ran away with a young boy student.


107 posted on 11/04/2007 7:22:38 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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