WOODS ACCIDENT STORY DOMINATES SLOW NEWS DAY--
We'll, we can now at least thank Tiger Woods for placing "Black Friday" at the bottom of the page.
Woods auto accident, (for now, let's call it an accident until everything comes out) warranted major coverage on all the nets and cablers, including CNN, ESPN, (duh!) and Fox News channel.
Significant in the coverage was the fact that Woods received a ton of "benefit of the doubt" reporting from all the players, notably CNN's Erica Hill. Once the news spread that Woods' injuries were minor, Hill did a split-screen with Christine Brennen of the Washington Post and a Golf Channel rep. In the interview, none of the specifics of the accident was mentioned.
More importantly, even as numerous Internet and tabloid stories have made accusations about a Woods extra-marital affair, not one of the commentators, nor Hill even broached the question of why a major icon like Tiger Woods would be leaving his home two and a half hours after midnight while his wife and children were asleep.
To Hills' and others defense, most of the major facts of the story were still not clear; (presumably, Woods will answer something soon) although initially, perhaps curiously, were reports that the accident in Orlando was not "alcohol-related", but might have Hill and others at least ask, given Woods status and his place in the world press, could he have not received special treatment from the Florida authorities?
The subject was never brought up. In a perfect world, every other celebrity would get the same treatment, only Tiger Woods is not just a mere celebrity. His yearly reported $110 million income; his multitude of charities and foundations, and his cleaner than thou image trumped the "what the hell was he doing out?" that hour of the night queries.
Woods image and his status as the most powerful figure in the Sports world figured prominently in both the immediate and aftermath of the accident story. His personal life has remained a virtual mystery and outside of an interview with the late Ed Bradley of CBS' 60 Minutes, he rarely gives any in-depth interviews and thus, what really took place on Friday may never get out.
To that end, Woods shot an electronic birdy Friday.
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the media coverage given to this car accident shows how much popularity Tiger Woods carries in the world at large... he's more than just a golf star it would seem
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