Comments on: The Bitter Tears of Jessica Savitch http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/ One Giant Leap for Fankind Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:06:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robbie http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 Robbie Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:17:58 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-2664 Not a day goes by without thinking about Jessica Beth Savitch. I remember her well on NBC doing the mini digest reports. She is sadly missed. She was in my view, a great journalist and was ahead of her time. Many books that were written about her tell a biased view and not the truth. I am sure she had problems mostly dealing with the fact her father died when she was a child and that profoundly affected her. She did have relationships with men she considered like her father. Her technique and style of broadcast journalism is not as copied or borrowed anylonger. After her death in 1983 many journalists for a short duration of time attempted her style but really could not duplicate her. She was one of a kind journalist. She had those piercing eyes that made you pay attention to her on the news. She looked as though she were talking to you only. Most journalists do fluff beats and junk news today. They also read the teleprompter so obvious. The makeup and hair today isn't as great as times past. Pretty random. I would like to see real journalists return. Jane Pauley was good as was Connie Chung,Ann Bishop,Linda Ellerbee, and few others. Not a day goes by without thinking about Jessica Beth Savitch. I remember her well on NBC doing the mini digest reports. She is sadly missed. She was in my view, a great journalist and was ahead of her time. Many books that were written about her tell a biased view and not the truth. I am sure she had problems mostly dealing with the fact her father died when she was a child and that profoundly affected her. She did have relationships with men she considered like her father.
Her technique and style of broadcast journalism is not as copied or borrowed anylonger. After her death in 1983 many journalists for a short duration of time attempted her style but really could not duplicate her. She was one of a kind journalist.
She had those piercing eyes that made you pay attention to her on the news. She looked as though she were talking to you only.

Most journalists do fluff beats and junk news today. They also read the teleprompter so obvious. The makeup and hair today isn’t as great as times past. Pretty random.

I would like to see real journalists return. Jane Pauley was good as was Connie Chung,Ann Bishop,Linda Ellerbee, and few others.

]]> By: emilyc http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 emilyc Sat, 22 May 2010 19:22:21 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-1865 I think some NBC people seriously were going to approach her about an intervention but unfortunately she died before this was going to take place. :( I think some NBC people seriously were going to approach her about an intervention but unfortunately she died before this was going to take place. :(

]]> By: Caique http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Caique Sat, 22 May 2010 15:22:00 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-1864 I wonder if anyone at NBC ever approached Jessica and said something like, "You need help. And I'm going to see to it that you get that help." Did they just leave her to twist in the wind? I wonder if anyone at NBC ever approached Jessica and said something like, “You need help. And I’m going to see to it that you get that help.” Did they just leave her to twist in the wind?

]]> By: emilyc http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-457 emilyc Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:17:45 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-457 Thank you all :) Her story is very sad and haunts me. Thank you all :) Her story is very sad and haunts me.

]]> By: Popshifter http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Popshifter Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:24:09 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-451 I must give my kudos to you, too, Emily. My sister's father had a bit of a crush on Savitch back in the day but I wasn't old enough to discuss these kinds of issues with him in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, he passed away about a year before she did. LLM I must give my kudos to you, too, Emily. My sister’s father had a bit of a crush on Savitch back in the day but I wasn’t old enough to discuss these kinds of issues with him in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, he passed away about a year before she did.

LLM

]]> By: Rev. Syung Myung Me http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Rev. Syung Myung Me Sun, 31 May 2009 23:27:15 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-446 Gorgeous piece -- very sad... Gorgeous piece — very sad…

]]> By: JL http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/comment-page-1/#comment-437 JL Sun, 31 May 2009 12:38:13 +0000 http://popshifter.com/2009-05-30/the-bitter-tears-of-jessica-savitch/#comment-437 Excellent essay. More proof of how the tv/entertainment machine chews up and spits out its 'product'. Very sad and sobering. And STILL relevant. Excellent essay. More proof of how the tv/entertainment machine chews up and spits out its ‘product’. Very sad and sobering. And STILL relevant.

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