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That's investigative reporter
Diane Dimond's prediction. She discusses the
Anna Nicole Smith coverage with Baltimore Sun media critic
David Zurawik:
ZURAWIK:You know, we are so bad in the media today. When the public really cares about a story the way they cared about the O.J. story -- you know, I experienced a little of this when I wrote about the Anna Nicole thing. There was a lot of back and forth -- should we treat it this way, should we treat -- listen, the public cares about something this much, we ought to not be above it. We ought to try -- now, there's way to explain it. Help us understand why we care about it.
DIMOND: But five straight hours? ...If a less popular person died, and it wasn't Anna Nicole, the sexpot -- say it was Dick Cheney. I guarantee you he would not get five straight hours of coverage on MSNBC or a full hour on "20/20."
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