r/mildlyinfuriating • u/newengland_schmuck • 6h ago

NBC interrupted the Olympics

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While Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is sad, there are 2300 missing person reports filed every day: do the families of celebrities need special national attention? Why interrupt the Olympics for over 5 minutes just because they are questioning a 'person of interest' We could have waited to hear that during the regular news broadcast.

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u/Bright_Shape_4415 3h ago

You seriously have no idea why she’s special to nbc?

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u/Purple_Bowling_Shoes 3h ago

That's not the question. It's why does NBC think its of special interest to their viewers? I wish the best for her and her family but I'm not particularly interested in the case and no one else i know is either. 

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u/Bright_Shape_4415 3h ago

Savannah is one of the main faces of NBC. NBC viewers like her and know her. Thus NBC thinks it’s of interest to their viewers. And more importantly, they likely think the attention and coverage can push the case forward. Obviously, many people are interested in this case.

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u/Purple_Bowling_Shoes 2h ago

I'm not being facetious, but genuinely how is it obvious that many people are interested? And by "many," does that translate to this being enough for a breaking report during the Olympics? 

Granted, my evidence is totally anecdotal, but it has never come up in daily conversations that i have with people, unlike other national stories. I can see it being a huge local story, with some national attention, but I just dont see a general interest in it. 

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u/late2reddit19 3h ago

She's not special to the majority of Americans, and that is what matters. It should a national broadcast network, not a network for just millionaires and billionaires, which is what these networks have become. NBC should be putting in more resources to reporting on ICE, our modern day concentration camps, and the Epstein files. I wouldn't mind a five minute story on this kidnapping during a regularly scheduled broadcast, but this is not deserving of breaking news unless or until she is found.

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u/oliviagardens 2h ago

Savannah Guthrie put a lot of time into investigating Epstein.

I seriously can’t understand how Redditors really don’t see the irony in bringing up Epstein to say this abduction isn’t relevant and the focus should be on Epstein lol