More Tim Russert.

I listened to his program many times and felt he understood what many of the real problems are in this country. He made sense and I liked to hear what he had to say. Many Americans respected him for giving us information and getting the unknown facts that some people would just ignore.

He was a hard working gentleman that cared about people. I will remember him for predicting the 2000 Presidential Election saying Florida was the important state. This time the media coverage is correct in their coverage. We see many celebrities get a lot of coverage and now we are seeing a family man, who cared about his community be noticed in other countries.

I will miss getting the important small facts that really are important. RIP Tim Russert

Hmmm.... good question. I don't really think it's more attention because he was a media name and face. I think it's because he came into our living rooms with his programs and commentaries often and so many people recognized him.

I don't remember it being much different for someone like Johnny Carson who also "shared our lives" through television for many years.

I assume that had there been any big news going on, the Russert coverage would have been lighter. Well such as the flooding in Iowa and other states in the middle of the US. I don't watch CNN but the cable news I do watch went back and forth between the weather/flooding, Russert, and politics.

I kinda liked him and think he was a pretty good journalist. I am saddened by his sudden death because I watch a little bit of his show every week and have gotten used to seeing him. He just seemed so healthy and fully of life even though he did seem to have all the risk factors for heart problems.

But, I agree with you about getting a bit too much coverage, especially on NBC. But, that's understandable because he was part of the NBC family. I watch for a little bit and then turn the channel.

I don't think that they would be having as much coverage about other news people. They haven't in the past. But this man was special, indeed. I'm glad that they are recognizing that.

When this man interviewed people on Meet the Press, he asked the questions no one else was asking.

He wrote some great books, too, about his dad. Some think it was timely that he passed away going into Father's Day weekend, since his books were about how great his father was.

Personally, I'm glad they're showing what an awesome man this was. It's sad that you never watched him. You might have discovered something about the news you didn't know, had you watched him on Meet the Press.

I do think it's bazarre that all the politicians are lining up to claim his as their friend, though.

Definitely! The media decides what's important enough to focus on and what can go without attention. But, this imbalance stretches throughout the media. Such as the fact that the media chooses to focus on missing persons who are white and good looking, when there are people are non white and don't fit the stereotypical "good looking" media standards who go missing also. And, they're families hurt just as much, and they could use just as many resources, and the media on their side, to help find their loved ones.

I'm surprised you weren't more familiar with Tim Russert since I know from myLot you're quite interested in politics and to me if you like politics he was the one whose shows and commentary you never wanted to miss. He was really very unique in that he had the respect and admiration from pretty much everyone from both parties and every political stripe, that's how fair he was. I don't think the media has overdone it at all because his death was such a total and complete shock and right in the middle of a Presidential campaign it's really a tough thing to handle. MSNBC and NBC had the most coverage, for obvious reasons, because that's where he worked and he was actually the one to hire many of the correspondents and reporters there. I guess it's difficult and even cruel to make comparisons about people's deaths but when you think about it look how much attention was paid to Anna Nicole Smith and that went on for months.
Annie