Friday, July 08, 2005
Psychiatrist: US Cable News Bad for Your Mental Health
Yes, a psychiatrist actually studied US cable news and determined it is bad for you mental health. Hmmmm.....pretty good little article in the Baltimore Sun in whicht the psychiatrist gives the BBC high marks for it's coverage yesterday of the London bombing: Here's an excerpt from the article:
"Citing a Pew Research Center study that showed that Americans who watched extended American TV coverage of the 9/11 attacks experienced more anxiety than those who didn't, Michael Brody, a Washington psychiatrist, said he applauded the BBC coverage yesterday.
"I've been monitoring CNN and the BBC all day, and there's no doubt about it," said Brody, who heads the Television & Media Committee of the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry.
"American TV - particularly the all-news cable guys - is constantly hyping things up with talk of the potential for further attacks, while the BBC was trying to calm things down and reassure viewers that things were under control. As a psychiatrist, I have no doubt about the harmful effects of the former vs. the helpful effects of what I saw happening on the BBC."
Read the complete article HERE. (free registration required)
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