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To: David Smith who wrote (3485)	8/6/1999 3:26:00 AM
From: S. maltophilia	Respond to of 17683

CNBC ought to dump the whole "news" segment. If it affects the markets it can be reported as financial news. If it's a school bus accident or the NY political scene, it's easily available on CNN, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, all over the Internet, and even, for us traditionalists, the local paper. We watch CNBC for financial news; Cho's newscast is a waste of time.

To: David Smith who wrote (3485)	8/6/1999 4:37:00 AM
From: Gary M. Reed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

"Did you notice on Thursday that Alini Cho actually reported a TRAFFIC ACCIDENT?? That was her top news story in one of her morning segments..........a bus accident in Ohio." One can only deduct that Hillary must've had an off-day on the NY campaign trail that day. Perhaps she was gearing up for her glitzy "Talk Magazine" party. Yeah, we heard all about that crap. Hmmm, a party whose guest list included Madonna and Demi Moore. Yep, certainly two people I'd want my future Senator rubbing elbows with. Funnier still is the fact that after reading up on this Tina Brown chick (editor of Talk magazine), I find that she is frequently labeled as "The Queen of Spin-meistering." Well, I guess that's why Hillary agreed to an interview--one spin-meister interviews another. Good news for Hillary though--if she decides to run for President (oh gawd, can you imagine the coo-ing blather in the media if that happened?), I hear Jerry Springer is getting back into politics--now there's a running mate ideally suited for her. I agree 100% with Khalil--these "general news" updates have no business wasting airtime on CNBC. Nor do the weather reports. The rule of thumb should be "if viewers can't make investment decisions based on the story, then it should not air." Gary