The Third Shift

  1. cheatsheet: In case you missed it, ABC will soon announce that they’ve hired Elizabeth Smart as a “missing persons correspondent.” A quick review of the battle for Smart’s tragic story: She was first interviewed for a Dateline special back in 2003 by then–NBC correspondent Katie Couric. NBC won the rights through an agreement with the publisher of Smart’s parents’ book. CBS tried to preempt the move, The New York Times noted at the time, with a program called Elizabeth Smart: America’s Girl. And Good Morning America carried excerpts of an Oprah interview and an “exclusive tour” of the Smart home. Which makes me wonder how much money has been made off her horrific kidnapping. I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

    cheatsheet:

    In case you missed it, ABC will soon announce that they’ve hired Elizabeth Smart as a “missing persons correspondent.” A quick review of the battle for Smart’s tragic story:

    She was first interviewed for a Dateline special back in 2003 by then–NBC correspondent Katie Couric. NBC won the rights through an agreement with the publisher of Smart’s parents’ book. CBS tried to preempt the move, The New York Times noted at the time, with a program called Elizabeth Smart: America’s Girl. And Good Morning America carried excerpts of an Oprah interview and an “exclusive tour” of the Smart home.

    Which makes me wonder how much money has been made off her horrific kidnapping.

    I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

    (via newsweek)

    2. Source: cheatsheet

    Posted 1 year ago 64 notes

    1. prettygirlswant100fuckingbottles reblogged this from cheatsheet
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    3. nitesharora reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      After so many terrible things happening to her, she’s allowed to gain some success based on her story, right?
    4. somethingsarescary reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      WHAT?!
    5. gorr reblogged this from elle-oh-elle
    6. lefthandedlibra reblogged this from notesonascandal and added:
      Nancy Grace better watch her back, who, BTW TMZ’s Harvey went in on.
    7. notesonascandal reblogged this from thequietgirl and added:
      America loves a missing white girl. Even after she’s been found alive. #obsession
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    9. peterisnotawesome reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      It’s cool she’ll be making money, but seriously, “Missing Persons Correspondent”? That’s something of a jab, isn’t it?...
    10. thethirdshift reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
    11. coccyodynia reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      that’s just. eugh.
    12. ihopenotsporadically reblogged this from cheatsheet and added:
      Whoa.
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    14. tehvalerie reblogged this from newsweek and added:
      Umm, yikes. Talk about turning lemons to lemonade. I’m glad this woman has been able to move on with her life (or has...
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    16. elle-oh-elle reblogged this from cheatsheet and added:
      THIS is absolutely the wrong way to run a news network. There are so many things wrong with this I don’t know where to...
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