26 março 2003

VITAMEDIAS
HELP! I Can't Stop Watching the War: Now for millions of viewers, the non-stop news of the wounded, dead, captured or advancing troops that pours out of Iraq has practically become an addiction. [...]
The fear of missing something important is the whip that drives the news addict. [...]
It might be too soon to say if the need to watch war news constantly is a true addiction, says Eric D'Entrone, 28, the program manager of a hospital-based substance abuse program in Brooklyn. [...]
"In this case watching non-stop news may help soothe viewer's anxieties or give them a sense of control in an increasingly chaotic world," he says.