ABC And CBS News Both Cut Away Due To "Technical Difficulties" At Onset Of Oakland Police Violence

ABC And CBS News Both Cut Away Due To Technical Difficulties At Onset Of Oakland Police Violence

Posted by JacobSloan on October 27, 2011

In more on the mainstream media’s bizarre coverage of Tuesday night’s police brutality in Oakland, a number of blogs have commented on this — both ABC and CBS local affiliates had helicopters providing live feeds as events unfolded in front of Oakland’s City Hall. Allegedly, both television channels cut their transmissions when the police began attacking protesters, and both said it was due to their helicopters’ needing refueling. That’s right — both the ABC and CBS helicopters ran out of fuel at the same moment. The moment when the newsworthy events began to occur. One can only say, wow.

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