At 8:46 AM, in New York City and at the White House in
Washington DC, there was a moment of silence to remember when the first plane
hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In New York, the NYPD, FDNY,
Port Authority Police and the families of the victims were present, while in
Washington the President and the First Lady led the moment.
According to Alex Weprin at TV Newser, the cable networks
all carried it, with ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “CBS This Morning”
carrying it as well. The only national general news program to not carry the
moment of silence was NBC’s ‘Today,” which, in an odd bit of
counter-programming, opted to air an interview with “Keeping Up With the
Kardashians” star Kris Jenner, who talked about the new season of the reality
show, and her breast implants.
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“The `Today’ show dedicated a considerable amount of time to
September 11th coverage this morning throughout the entire show,” said NBC News
spokeswoman, Megan Kopf.
Earlier during show, “Today” aired a lengthy segment about
9/11.
But the callous decision to ignore the moment of silence
left “Today” rivals in shock — especially at “Good Morning America” which is
engaged in a fierce battle for viewers but still managed to carry the somber
ceremony.
“It’s so typical,” sniffed a “GMA” insider. “Obviously they
are more concerned about their ratings then anything else, but this just takes
it to a whole new low.”
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