I’ve been thinking the same thing over the weekend. Every time I channel surfed and stopped on MSNBC, there was continual Russert coverage (24/7 I believe).
I’m sure Russert was an OK guy, and good at his profession, but in no way did his passing merit the coverage given to him. It was over the top, to say the very least.
I agree. I didn’t watch the news all weekend because of it
I think a lot of it was the shock of it all......completely unexpected, and at WORK so no doubt people saw him etc.
I think the shock of it all is what led to it being so massive; even with Peter Jennings, there were several specials about him and lots of coverage, but not near as much.
I watched a lot this weekend since I liked him and wanted to know more about him. But, at points it was too much.