UFO Week on CNN
You’ve probably heard about this already.
This week, the CNN people (specifically correspondent Miles O’Brien) thought it would be interesting to talk UFOs. In the first segment, I was heartened by the fact that they chose to at least mention alternate theories of UFO origin besides extraterrestrials. Of course, they don’t seem to really discuss these ideas in any detail.
Yesterday featured interviews with military pilot Milton Torres and Ed Mitchell claiming that the U.S. Government knows a whole lot about aliens. Today is the 2 ton elephant in the living room called Roswell. For the rest of the week, we’re treated to abductions, SETI, and a possible fossil on Mars.
I notice that the correspondents smile and laugh quite a bit while discussing the material. It’s as if they don’t want the viewer to think that they’re actually taking all of it seriously, but the fact that they are covering the subject at all should be comfort enough. It’s too bad that CNN doesn’t seem to be really advancing any knowledge, but their business is news, not documentaries.
Instead of complaining endlessly about the coverage, I choose to view these occasional blips on the national stage as an opportunity that someone from outside the subject will see it and in a few years we’ll be treated to a new movement or person that looks at the subject from a fresh perspective.
It’s probably too much to ask that CNN might give ufomystic a plug!
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Nov 25 2008 
November 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Interesting choice of the UFO ‘expert’ when dealing with the Roswell elephant: Donald R. Schmitt. They could have gone with Kevin Randle or Friedman, but they decided to go with him…
November 25th, 2008 at 10:20 am
They are “smiling” because they are supposed to smile every time they are in front of the camera. To imagine they are smiling for any other reason is unreasonable paranoia.
I am willing to bet that if you simply asked CNN to give you a plug, and give them your background, they just might give you a plug…but then again, why is exactly that you would want a plug to begin with?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Sage,
CNN reporters don’t smile a lot unless the subject is light or humorous. News is generally supposed to be serious. I also noted that they were laughing. UFOs and some people who cluster around the subject certainly have their funny aspects, but most news coverage of UFOs tends to be tinged with humor.
Of course, that’s understandable, since something as undetermined in the public mind as UFOs and possible “aliens” must be treated lightly, or news outlets might not be taken as seriously as they want to be. I don’t think that attitude is an example of “unreasonable paranoia.”
I would want a plug so that more people would come to the site and join in the discussion. Another reason is that I could possibly meet new friends and get more work either writing about UFOs or something else. Why not make things more interesting?
November 25th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
What the hell…? I have been thinking about this ‘giggle factor’ since it’s been brought up a lot lately–I suppose due to all the mainstream coverage of Stephenville. I get it–it seems to be an easy deflection of responsibility toward a controversial subject, but when you really start dissecting it, it’s kind of disturbing. There’s a lot of controversial subjects that get covered without the obligatory, cute laughter. The core of it seems to have to do with: UFOs=insanity/craziness/profound kookiness. Yet, they are addressing it still, so there must be some substance on some level. I guess it’s all pretty starightforward, but irritating nonetheless.