Erin Andrews peephole pictures test media boundaries

Jul 21, 2009- Permalink

So some lowlife illegally takes hotel peephole pictures of ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews and how does the mainstream media deal with it?

They could have just reported on the incident and said how nude video and photos of Erin Andrews were all over the web. They could have discussed how, as a lawyer for ESPN said, showing the images could make those websites accessories after the fact. Instead, several networks and publications decided to air the photos of Erin Andrews nude and blur or obscure out some parts.

Now perhaps that’s to be expected from birdcage liner The New York Post and the video sewage known as FOX News, but CBS’ The Early Show did the same thing.

CBS. CBS News. The home of Walter Cronkite. I’m sure he wouldn’t have been pleased, but the news these days has devolved into a bunch of repetition and rumour.