Re: RC: Re: New FEI standards -- Olympics coverage

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Sue
That's what I would hope for--- less bleeding and more human interest--
which also SELLS--- about the winners-- them coming in bedraggled but
noble over the finish lines with their steeds, sweat dripping down their
faces--- hugs for the horses--- champagne for the winners--- and very
little abuse. Sounds like a marathon race to me!<BG> But the human
interest stories would be what would make the news--- reporters would do
things like they do now for all the background info on the gymnastics
team--- like they did for Tiger Woods (watch much golf? yawn!). Even I
watched Tiger, though when I heard all the hype--- worked on me. COULD
work!
Bette

Sue Brown wrote:
> 
> At 10:15 AM 8/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi Sue
> >Yea but to get those brief recaps, they usually shoot the whole thing
> >"looking" for train wrecks". The very things we want to avoid are what
> >makes coverage exciting. I still would love to see the sport as an
> >Olympic event and think there would be more policing activities if it
> >were.
> 
> I agree with you here.  Steve's in the newspaper business...If it BLEEDS,
> it LEADS!  No blood, no coverage (or at least not much and it would be on
> the back page.)  The quality of competition would be regulated and
> watched...and good, ethical competition would not get much coverage since
> there aren't many "wrecks" in endurance...or are there a lot of viewers
> tuning in because of their already established interest.  They only thing
> they'd have to look for in the realm of attracting viewers would be some
> sort of errant conduct.  This is not publicity I would want in a sport
> where not many viewers would know about it before hand.  It would throw
> this discipline into a bad light from the start.  The best we can hope for
> is to have it become part of the Olympics and then get very little coverage
> -- meaning that there weren't any scandals involved.
> 
> Sue
> 
> sbrown@wamedes.com
> Tyee Farm
> Marysville, Wa.
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