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I never saw the 911 as a news flash, it was just rolling news all day. I remember I was working selling records in Soho I walked to watch what was going on in one in one of the TV studio shop windows. I trod in some dog s
t and thought that was a far worse thing than what was happening in New York at that moment in time! As Soho became like a ghost town, I watched the second tower collapse in a William Hill bookies...then I drove home!
t and thought that was a far worse thing than what was happening in New York at that moment in time! As Soho became like a ghost town, I watched the second tower collapse in a William Hill bookies...then I drove home! Edited by Lordbenny on Tuesday 17th March 20:50
Diana's crash, I remember it came through quite late at night - 11pm or something, anyway I was listening to the radio and they stopped mid-song for the news.
9/11 I was working, but the BBC used to have a service that sent you news flashes by e-mail, it started quite mild - an aircraft had hit WTC, then two, but images hadn't reached the TV yet so it seemed a much smaller story than I was - I remember chatting to my workmate and we'd guessed two of those helicopters you could have tours of NYC had hit each other - it took a full hour before the TV caught up - what made it really odd was the fact that the 'LIVE' TV feed was about 2 hours behind the e-mails - that sort of thing no doubt added to the huge amount of crack-pot theories around that day.
I also remember when Marco Simoncelli crashed there was a news flash of sorts, but I was watching something Motorsport related at the time, I forget what.
9/11 I was working, but the BBC used to have a service that sent you news flashes by e-mail, it started quite mild - an aircraft had hit WTC, then two, but images hadn't reached the TV yet so it seemed a much smaller story than I was - I remember chatting to my workmate and we'd guessed two of those helicopters you could have tours of NYC had hit each other - it took a full hour before the TV caught up - what made it really odd was the fact that the 'LIVE' TV feed was about 2 hours behind the e-mails - that sort of thing no doubt added to the huge amount of crack-pot theories around that day.
I also remember when Marco Simoncelli crashed there was a news flash of sorts, but I was watching something Motorsport related at the time, I forget what.
With rolling 24 hour news, the need for "Newsflashes" is less than it once was.
For older people, John F Kennedy's shooting is one of the most vivid "new flash" they will remember. I was only 5 at the time so don't really remember the "breaking news" as it happened.
The most vivid newsflash in my memory is the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger - which broke around 5.00pm and was initially covered by the BBC as part of Newsround.
Since 2000 or so, CNN , Sky News and BBC News have been where you follow breaking news.
The storming of the Iranian Embassy broke into World Championship snooker - much to my dad's annoyance.
For older people, John F Kennedy's shooting is one of the most vivid "new flash" they will remember. I was only 5 at the time so don't really remember the "breaking news" as it happened.
The most vivid newsflash in my memory is the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger - which broke around 5.00pm and was initially covered by the BBC as part of Newsround.
Since 2000 or so, CNN , Sky News and BBC News have been where you follow breaking news.
The storming of the Iranian Embassy broke into World Championship snooker - much to my dad's annoyance.
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