Tag Archives: fires

Stacy Summary:  The fact that television news is not covering the fires in California is part of the trend of all charities needing a more and more famous face to front their campaign.  I think it may have started with those cable ads asking you to sponsor a child, but went global with Live Aid.  Now even local disasters need a celebrity angle to get coverage.  So – any uncovered big stories in your non-celeb neck of the woods?

• Reality TV: No famous people, no coverage of your disaster (h/t @tinyrooster)

• Gordon Brown’s $1 trillion rescue package unravels

• Mortgage bankers push for federal loan guarantee