9-3-07

On ccn.com there was a “Story” titled: “Trapped kayakers saved” but there was no written story, it was just a video clip. I think the only reason it made it to CNN was because of a visual bias – images sell – people want to see interesting pictures and video. This story would not have surfaced on the national level if there was no video. It just simply showed three people being rescued from under a bridge by firefighters after they had been trapped by rushing water.