This is obscene. Compare CNN's coverage of the royal wedding and the disasters in Japan:
CNN alone will have a team of roughly 400 reporters, cameramen and crew assigned to the wedding. The network has 50 people on the ground working on the breaking news in Japan, plus others scattered in Bahrain, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Ten cameras will be stationed around Buckingham Palace to capture the day's money shot—the royal family assembling on the balcony as Prince William and his bride share a kiss.
The story says an estimated two billion TV viewers will see all or part of the ceremony. Add the online streaming numbers, and nearly 35 percent of the world's population will be watching.
