(August 26, 2015 at 10:54 am)c172 Wrote: It seemed like such a random station in a very random DMA (central VA somewhere that wasn't Richmond). Why did this go viral? Just...the world gets heartbroken at a pretty, blonde girl dying like this, or were these two special within the industry, or...? I will say I can't recall any instances of violence on reporters even though there have been.
ETA: Per an NPR report, the suspect is identified and is being pursued.
It went viral because it happened on live TV.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell