The JFK Assassination

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JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963. This event was broadcasted on live television. The assassination of the president and the media coverage was a huge deal. It was a big deal because everyone loved this president. During this time live television was very new. There were only 4 channels. This was the first major catastrophe to happen on live TV.

immediately after the shooting happened everyone wanted to know what was going on every single day. Because of this all the news channels got bunches of viewers. Because of the amount of viewers on this event each channel got competitive to see how could get more views. Each channels stretched the story as far as possible which got people watching more and more. The more the people wanted,