The day after Diana's death, construction workers in New Zealand attacked a female newspaper photographer who arrived to cover an accident. I find my own boredom level being reached pretty quickly. But I just don't get the interest. Andersen now writes for the New Yorker, which will feature reminiscences of Diana by its British editor, Tina Brown, in a special issue due out today. To be sure, the volume of coverage comes as little surprise.
Journalists pounce on tragedy.
When a plane goes down or a building is blown up, small armies of reporters arrive. Start with the death of a glamorous princess, throw in the role of the pursuing photographers and the drunk driver and you've instantly achieved critical mass. But the sheer level of spectacle is something else. Barbara Walters and Larry King reflecting on their encounters with the princess. This is one story in which normally stoic anchors have shown plenty of emotion.