{"id":2206560,"date":"2024-03-26T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:35:12","slug":"baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-airing-traumatizing-bridge-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-airing-traumatizing-bridge-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Mayor requests CNN to halt broadcasting &#8216;traumatizing&#8217; bridge collapse footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-airing-traumatizing-bridge-collapse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Baltimore Mayor Brandon \u200dScott criticized CNN and other networks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-asks-cnn-to-stop-showing-traumatizing-footage-of-bridge-collapse\/\" title=\"Baltimore mayor requests CNN to halt airing distressing footage of bridge collapse\">airing distressing footage<\/a> of a bridge collapse \u2063after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-failing-on-world-stage-cargo-ship-could-sink-after-houthi-attack-u-s-drone-downed-u-s-cargo-ship-hit\/\" title=\"Biden's World Stage Failure: Cargo Ship at Risk, Drone Downed, Cargo Ship Struck\">cargo ship struck<\/a> the\u2062 Francis Scott Key Bridge. At least eight people were on the bridge \u200dduring the incident. Mayor Scott pleaded for the media \u2062to refrain from showing the video clips of \u200bthe tragic event. Your text is concise and effectively \u2063captures the key\u200b points of the mayor&#8217;s criticism regarding the broadcasting of the bridge collapse footage. \u2062It conveys the essential information in a clear and direct manner.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>During an interview on CNN, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore<\/a> Mayor Brandon Scott chided the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-is-swirling-down-the-toilet\/\" title=\"Fox News Is Swirling Down The Toilet\">cable news network<\/a> and others for airing \u201ctraumatizing\u201d footage of a partial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-resulting-in-mass-casualty-event-after-its-struck-by-cargo-ship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bridge collapse<\/a> in his city on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A container ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early in the morning, causing part of the structure to crumble into the river below. At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eight people<\/a> were on the bridge at the time, and at least two have been accounted for as rescue teams search for survivors, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor spoke with CNN anchor Sara Sidner over the phone in the hours after the crash. As they conversed, the network showed images showing the aftermath of the collapse as well as video of the very moment the ship took down a big chunk of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be the first to ask that CNN and everyone else stop showing the video,\u201d Scott said. \u201cNo one needs to see a possibility of their family member being severely injured or otherwise over and over and over again because it\u2019s just traumatizing our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Baltimore Mayor pleads with CNN to stop airing the &#8220;traumatizing&#8221; bridge collapse footage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qjLArUtMAT\">pic.twitter.com\/qjLArUtMAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1772622591036899376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott told Sidner called the collapse an \u201cunspeakable tragedy.\u201d He said the \u201cfocus\u201d of emergency crews was to conduct a search-and-rescue operation using sonar to find survivors. He noted that cars were in the water and that there were people working on the bridge at the time of the collision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that there\u2019s going to be questions about the bridge and traffic and the port,\u201d he said. \u201cBut right now, everyone in this world\u2019s focus should be about these souls and those families who are wondering if these people are going to walk back in the door after they walked out to work last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711558662139000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2t1shJNtrLoMMtUUoKcCwc\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Scott said the ship hitting the bridge was \u201csomething out of an action movie\u201d when pressed about his first thoughts upon seeing pictures of the devastation at first light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something you never think you would see,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd being here, right now, looking at it is even more surreal. And it just makes you think about, again, those families \u2014 those individuals that were on that bridge. Those folks even on that vessel even more because no one should have to endure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott criticized cable news networks for airing &#8220;traumatizing&#8221; footage of a partial bridge collapse in the city. A container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to a portion of the structure collapsing into the river. 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