Just when we all thought the worst had passed in the over-the-top media coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's death, along came the reports that her fridge could have been her ultimate downfall. Reporters from the tabloids to the major news stations like CNN have been going through the contents found in Anna Nicole's small fridge in her bedroom in the Bahamas and trying to "analyze" just how these things could have played a role in her death. There were pictures shown of and considerable air time given to the "slim fast" and "methadone" found there, on both Fox News and CNN (this story available as part of a Comedy Central clip*).
It would be one thing for the lower level tabloid magazines and internet sites to report on this, but CNN? Thankfully, they did not spend much time actually talking about Anna Nicole Smith. Unfortunately, they instead featured the headline "The Fridge Factor: What It Says About You," (CNN) and proceeded to launch into a discussion of what the contents of your fridge can say about your lifestyle and what kind of person you are. And as if that wasn't enough, they decided to take a look in the CNN break room fridge, where they discovered "lots of milk" for all the coffee they drink...wow. Is anyone else annoyed by this ludicrous attempt at "news"? First Anna Nicole's "Death Fridge," then the break room fridge at CNN? What ever happened to real news?
* Unfortunately, the clip of this CNN story, featured on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, is no longer available on the Comedy Central website. This was where I originally got the information for this post. I have found a blog, the Huffington Post, which has the clip on it as part of a post on the story. I did not use the information in the Huffington Post article in writing this post, I only use it as a place to view the Comedy Central clip.
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