John Magaro on September 5, Past Lives, 1972 Olympics True Story
Briefly

"People looked at it and thought that this is the way to get people to keep their TV on so they can cut to commercial and sell 'em a Buick. And it works. So, there's not much incentive to change the way it's covered."
"September 5 reckons that it's time to rethink how we talk about tragedy. They just had to do their job, stay on the air, and tell their story, even though it was--as I say in the movie--a catastrophe."
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