Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! In 2009, the ‘balloon boy’ incident captivated American television audiences – what did it reveal about profit-driven news?
Directors: Arlin Golden, Brian Gersten
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Producer: Nathan Truesdell
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