What news coverage will you always remember

beyondbelief67 · 03-04-2015 12:18AM

9/11. Hillsborough I was living in Liverpool at the time. And OJ Simpson chase and trial.

Aimeee · 03-04-2015 12:24AM

Gosh remember lots of those already mentioned, especially the challenger disaster. Christo McAuliffe? Was that her name. First civilian to go into space, she was a teacher i think. John Denver wrote a song about it afterwards. Still remember it.
Diana death of course. Was in UK at the time.
Many Ira attacks. What was the one where the horses were killed? I was in UK then too. Had to get a bus that evening home and was suddenly so ashamed of my irish accent when asking for fare. Totally shocked myself.
Often remember Jessica and Holly. I think it was the first time that sky (or any news network) were "used" to aid police enquiries. First time I was aware of it anyway. What was name of the caretaker,and his girlfriend. They were interviewed a lot by sky.

KKkitty · 03-04-2015 12:24AM

Monica Seles being stabbed during a match in 1993. Honestly never heard of an attack like that before in any sport.

madmaggie · 03-04-2015 12:25AM

The release of Brian Keenan, and his subsequent interview. No matter how often I see it, it is still moving. Also the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Firefox11 · 03-04-2015 12:28AM

gandalf wrote: »

Hmm there are a few.

The Falklands War, I was still in primary school at the time and we all were delighted with the Argentinian sinking of British Ships. Shows how juvenile we were back then but at that time and in our minds Britain was the old enemy.

Space Shuttle disaster in 86. Was always fascinated by Space so this was a big shock.

The fall of the Wall in 89, because it was such a large part of our lives that Europe was divided.

Death of Princess Diana in '97 because my Dad had his first heart attack that night as well. I got back from a friends wedding only to find out the news. I had a few drinks on me so I couldn't drive to the hospital, so I stayed up all night watching the coverage on the channels that were on.

September the 11th Obviously. Was in a Pub having lunch and saw the coverage on the TV. Honestly thought it was a trailer for a new Die Hard film. It's only when they repeated the coverage that we realised it was something that was real.

I remember my brother went on a school trip to Moscow back in 86 or 87 and coming back of stories of black bread and being followed around the place by 'minders'.

and came back with those cool soviet military hats. I would love to have gone myself before the cold war ended.

Senna · 03-04-2015 12:28AM

Surprised more people didn't say the Lockerbie bombing, it was probably the first major incident I remember watching the coverage on TV.

El Weirdo · 03-04-2015 12:30AM

buried wrote: »

I was having sex while the 9/11 was happening. I remember it moreso for the sex than the 9/11 event though

I was riding the **** out of the missus when the news about Princess/Lady Diana/Yer Wan came through.

jamesoneill · 03-04-2015 12:34AM

The Ken Barlow and Kevin Webster trials

One eyed Jack · 03-04-2015 12:35AM

Bill Clinton's impeachment after Monica Lewinsky's impalement.

pebbles21 · 03-04-2015 12:41AM

Remember watching a match on RTE years back, when a newsflash came on..
Two Police officers in Belfast took a wrong turn and ended up bang in the middle of a IRA funeral
You see a mob attack the car,and forcefully pull them from the car after a couple shots fired from the police,they were later found beaten and shot in the head

lazybones32 · 03-04-2015 12:53AM

I remember hearing about Roy Orbison dying. It made me sad because I liked his music even at that early age of my life...and I still do.

JCX BXC · 03-04-2015 12:57AM

I very much remember the hostage situation in Sydney in that Cafe in the Business district. I had an aunt working in a nearby office so I kept a close eye on it. Scary stuff, they put some sort of Islamic flag in the window.

RandomAccess · 03-04-2015 01:00AM

The ira bombing in Warrington, I remember cos I was about the same age as one of the kids that died.

The death of Diana in Paris. I don't think the news coverage and scale of this event was matched until 9/11.

Bertie fisher dying in a helicopter crash, and Colin McRae in the same many years later. I'm not much for celebrities but I suppose I felt some connection to those guys so I felt a void afterwards.

More recently, the New Year's Day tsunami.
Most of the video was shot on people's camcorders.

The Japan tsunami was just such a sweeping epic scale of disaster when shown from the air by news helicopter and watching people fleeing in cars for their lives like ants. Scale really struck a cord.

These days any event is made into big news and I think that is harmful as we are diluting the impact of things that I would previously have been shocked by.

I mean I really wasn't shocked by the German wings crash. But I should have been. Certainly I won't forget it.

Robsweezie · 03-04-2015 01:00AM

Holly and Jessicas disappearance still appears fresh in my memory, their photo in the Liverpool jerseys burned in my head. Sky news were running the story day after day. I think the case really put the fear of God in people. I found it depressing to think what some people are capable of.

MJ's death was another one, also plastered all over sky news. I sat glued to it all night, overwhelmed at all the tributes and people referring to him in the past tense, it was all so sudden. All the music channels cancelled their usual shows in respect and played his music non stop.

JCX BXC · 03-04-2015 01:04AM

I remember being a passenger in a car when MH17 came down, that one also struck me as my aunt had used that flight 2 weeks previous to get to Sydney.

Butterface · 03-04-2015 01:09AM

OJ Simpson chase and trial.
Bosnian genocide
The Omagh bombing - I remember being on an u-12 overnight soccer trip in Limerick, staying in UL student accommodation. We were all glued to the TV and probably wanted our parents to explain what the hell was happening!
Princess Diana's death
Columbine coverage
9/11
2004 Tsunami
London bombings
London riots

fm230549 · 03-04-2015 01:13AM

RTE newsreader Charles Mitchell announcing the assination of President Kennedy.

Roger Hassenforder · 03-04-2015 01:14AM

9/11

JCX BXC · 03-04-2015 01:21AM

Barrack Obama becoming President.

RayM · 03-04-2015 01:24AM

9/11. Because the BBC interrupted Neighbours for it.

I was the real victim that day.

murpho999 · 03-04-2015 01:34AM

So many so here's a list in no order. It will show my age.

9/11 (the obvious one).
Hillsborough Disaster
Hunger Strikes and Bobby Sands Death
Roy Keane & Saipan incident
2004 South Asia Tsunami
Death of Elvis
Japan Tsunami
Osama Bin Laden dead
Death of John Lennon
Barack Obama Election
Fall of Soviet Union and Berlin Wall
Release of Nelson Mandela.
Challenger Explosion
IRA bomb of Brighton hotel at Tory Conference
Veronica Guerin Murder
Zayn Malik leaving One Direction.
Rescue of Chile Miners
Guildford 4 & Birmingham 6 release
All events around Band Aid/Live Aid.

Below is stuff I wasn't around for that must be unforgettable.

1969 Moon Landing
WW2
The Holocaust
JFK Assassination
Titanic sinking.

rainbowtrout · 03-04-2015 01:34AM

9/11

Death of Princess Diana - I was working a summer job in Abrakebra, we heard it on the radio at about 5am. After finishing the clean up went home and turned on Sky News to follow the coverage.

Fall of communism across Europe in 89, particular the Ceaucescu execution on Christmas Day and Berlin Wall coming down

Hillsborough

Ben Johnson testing positive for anabolic steroids/nandrolone and being stripped of the gold medal in the 100m in the 88 Olympics.

Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster

Locherbie

Enniskillen/Omagh

The X Case

Bishop Casey as the father of Annie Murphy's son

Waco Siege

Famine in Ethiopia

Brian Keenan and John McCarthy being held hostage in Beirut and their subsequent release

James Bulger abduction/murder in Liverpool

Pretzill · 03-04-2015 01:35AM

There's lots already mentioned, 911 watching it unfold live on TV was unreal, tragic, filmic & a big change in the way news was reported since.

Chernobyl because I was a teenager and it worried me that some sort of invisible poison was heading my way.

Nelson Mandela being freed because it was good news.

The fall of the wall for the same reason - it seemed so joyous.

Miltown Cemetery because as a young adult it was the first time I could simply see the senselessness of war in the name of any religion.

The Hillsborough Disaster I remember I was at work and a colleague, a Liverpool fan who was listening to the match on the sly and the shock in his face as he gave us updates on the tragedy.

Lot's of horrible murders - but The Jamie Bolger case I will always remember because he was brutally killed by children - I do think it brought a change too just like 911 and it's rolling news, open mouthed, shocking coverage since has begun to make us immune to tragedy - I think there is a generation who are crueller - Well at least I fear that - perhaps I'm just getting old.

jamesoneill · 03-04-2015 01:37AM

Carnacalla wrote: »

Barrack Obama becoming President.

Cos he was black?

murpho999 · 03-04-2015 01:49AM

jamesoneill wrote: »

Cos he was black?

Yes. Something many thought they would never see.

efb · 03-04-2015 01:55AM

Robsweezie wrote: »

Holly and Jessicas disappearance still appears fresh in my memory, their photo in the Liverpool jerseys burned in my head. Sky news were running the story day after day. I think the case really put the fear of God in people. I found it depressing to think what some people are capable of.

MJ's death was another one, also plastered all over sky news. I sat glued to it all night, overwhelmed at all the tributes and people referring to him in the past tense, it was all so sudden. All the music channels cancelled their usual shows in respect and played his music non stop.

Wee they not wearing man und jerseys???

Shanotheslayer · 03-04-2015 02:08AM

efb wrote: »

Wee they not wearing man und jerseys???

Yeh was United to I thought? Perhaps poster just team mixed up. Vodfone logo to I think.

Whosthis · 03-04-2015 02:08AM

Business Cat wrote: »

Hillsborough, it happened on the day I was having a birthday party.

I vividly remember watching it on the news with my dad.

You sound like great craic, whens the next party?

Shanotheslayer · 03-04-2015 02:10AM

Whosthis wrote: »

You sound like great craic, whens the next party?

That post makes you sound like a knob you probably wouldn't be invited.

Whosthis · 03-04-2015 02:11AM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

That post makes you sound like a knob you probably wouldn't be invited.

Why so?

What news coverage will you always remember

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