Friday, April 29, 2005

For a Holy "See"
It seems Dan Brown’s depiction of the drama surrounding the election of the Pope wasn’t exaggerated after all. While reading Angels and Demons, I had the feeling that Brown overdid the “media circus” bit. But, the just-concluded papal elections were an eye-opener. Not only was there blanket coverage of the goings-on in Vatican City on channels like CNN and BBC, news agencies and newspapers could not have enough of it. One premier news agency said it had started almost five years ago to plan its coverage of any such eventuality at the seat of Roman Catholicism. Not only did it rent a workspace in a hotel, run by nuns, next to the Vatican and built a TV stand-point on its roof with a close-up view of the basilica’s dome, it also mounted a satellite dish to broadcast the images. It even set up a newsroom in the basement of the hotel!
What was that about religion and opium?

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