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I saw parts of the concert, Madonna, the Police, Alicia Keys, Phil Collins, others....but no didn't even know there was a trial starting Nic. oops missed it. sorry,...not! :-)

Not a lot of people saw the concert. I think many people are a little tired of the fear mongering that the Earth is going to explode because of CO2 gas.

But let's be honest, when a celebrity gets in trouble and is going to jail, a lot of people are interested. I guess they don't have enough going on in their own lives that they have to take such a massive interest in others.

I'm sure Elizabeth, being someone in the spotlight, has her share of followers and those who live vicariously through her.

"But let's be honest, when a celebrity gets in trouble and is going to jail, a lot of people are interested"
wow. lol. who are these people? have they no life? anything? a pet? something?

well liz, it hasn't been the best week for you. you had 2 tough stories this week. i mean reporting about some hit and run today, then the whole kidnapping story. not the happiest of news to report, and i always know that your pretty heart broken reporting these stories. you can tell in your voice and in your eyes. but cheer up, you helping bring justice to these criminals. i hope your next story is a fun assignment. but on the bright side, got a lil gift for you, just wondering where to mail it too. let me know, i just want to be sure you get it. take care liz.

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i think celeb's like the attention. the crave it. if they aren't being talked about, then they aren't know. they may claim to hate it, but in the the end they really want it.

i do know that some don't. like johnny depp, he enjoys keeping his life to his own. mostly people talk about his work, rather then his personal life. look at tom hanks. he's the same way. but they don't need all the attention like paris or lohan do. they have talent, they make great bodies of work. movies that will last a life time. who is ever gonna remember "herbie fully loaded", or "mean girls"???

I said it once and I'll say it again, news is not what it used to be. The days of Edward R. Murrow, and Walter Cronkite are long gone. Steve Edwards makes mention of this all the time. Steve has a point when he says that Morning news shows in Los Angeles especially the one he's on have little or no credibility. I often echo that thought. FOX's 10 o'clock news cast is way more comprehensive than Good Day L.A., Steve made this comparison this morning. Elizabeth, Ask for transfer to the P.M. cast, your reporting is good now, but imagine how much more validity your stories will have. Just like real estate it's all about Location - Location - Location! And if you relocate yourself in a prime time position You might have a longer future in this biz.....Getting back to the Paris/Nicole thing! In today's news, misery is what sells and gets Ratings. Good news unfortunately does not do any of the above. People, have you not noticed! Good news gets stuffed somewhere in the last 10 minutes of the cast, that's if the bumber music or credits down roll first. Anyway, Liz keep up the good work and leave the so-called entertainment to the "BOZO's" of the news world(could I be talking about Lucy & Reynold's????) Lets ask Steve Edward's that question.

Hi Elizabeth, no I did not watch the concert. As for the Nicole story, I don't think it will be as big as Paris going to jail but that's the way of life in Hollywood for the entertainment biz. Personally I think that if Nicole is locked up, she will not be as overdramatic as Paris. Nicole seems tougher than Paris. I still believe that celebrities get better treatment within the judicial system than you and me. I consider you a celebrity but I get the impression that you would never put yourself in that situation. By the way I watched you reporting this morning and you looked as cute as always. Take care, talk to you soon.

What is white and puffy and about to errupt?

Me shoving coal into my styrofoam factory.

Nicole Richie is just another unprepared receptacle, whose musical boyfriends selfish activity resulted in an internal orgasm.

Men have no self control. He probably wrote a song about her with his penis.

Nicole thinks this guy loves her...That's like saying the ocean loved me because it pulled my pants completely off.

Hey Elizabeth,

I could have sworn you had a blog topic about how we feel about the News reporting of today, but I don't see that topic any more. so I will borrow this forum if you don't mind, to express my feelings.

When I was in school we were taught that journalists should have some integrity and make every effort to find out the facts before reporting a story, to do otherwise was considered "Yellow Journalism" and anyone who really cared about being a "real journalist" would be ashamed and insulted to have anything they wrote be considered Yellow journalism.

Now unfortunately "Yellow Journalism" seems to be the norm in the quest to make "Good TV"....or a "Good story"...and that is exactly what reporters and journalist have been reduced to...storytellers of the worse kind... it is all about who can tell the biggest story regardless of who it may hurt, or how it may cause a person to be perceived by others. The goal now to search out the story which has the best potential to be sensationalized...and Celebrity gossip fits that bill perfectly

The latest example is a story published in print and reported on every news agency regarding Mr Clay Aiken and a disturbance on a plane.
Any effort on the media's part to do any fact finding or report the entire story would have resulted in reporting that Mr Aiken was SLEEPING and he moved his foot in his SLEEP and it ended up on the person's armrest in front of him. The woman caused the disturbance on the plane by hitting Mr Aiken in the chest while he was defenselessly SLEEPING...any disturbance(or act of violence wh

Continued....

I don't understand how anyone who dreamed of being a journalist could be proud of what is being called "Good" today.

You see the problem Elizabeth, is people doing things that are truly good never get the attention they deserve or need...The word Good, is now associated with any thing bad that happens OR can be made to look as though it happened to create a "Good Story". News is not used to educate and inform people anymore, News is now just another form of entertainment, and it fast becomeing more like "Reality TV"...then about reporting the Reality of what is happening in our world.

TV and print media, and those involved in it have so much power to change the world...for the better...or the worse...it is sad they have chosen to use that power in that most destructive ways. With the power the media outlets have they could be saving lives, and minds...they could inspire people to strive to better their lives and the lives of others, but instead, they destroy lives, for the sake of what making "Good TV", "Good radio" and the "Good story"

Here is my question to you Elisabeth and a question I hope you will ask your colleagues...what stories have they reported or been "allowed" to report, that really made them proud to be a journalist...that what they reported mattered and made a difference...I think if many look deep into their hearts, what they report today, and what they accomplish today using that powerful resource of the "media machine" is not what they dreamed of, if their dream was to be a REAL journalist.

Hugs to you Elizabeth...I rea