In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, some media outlets have decided to chronicle the event as if it were unfolding today.
ABC News says it will "live-blog the assassination of JFK as it unfolded."
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) November 22, 2013
FYI At 1:38 p.m. EST, http://t.co/Bpc08YUkSw will livestream actual, CBS News coverage of JFK assassination. Schedule http://t.co/TMxKctPxVJ
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) November 22, 2013
"LIVE" FEED: CBS News broadcasts 1963 TV coverage of JFK assassination in real-time http://t.co/yzConcVURt
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) November 22, 2013
The Canadian Press is "live tweeting" the JFK assassination in real time, and it's kind of disturbing to experience. https://t.co/yay5rmD5P5
— David Friend (@dfriend) November 22, 2013
ABC News live blogs assassination of #JFK as it unfolded 50 years ago, including news footage from 11/22/1963 http://t.co/8kr8Uxajkr
— Colleen Seitz (@colleenseitz) November 22, 2013
http://t.co/tiSZ2fVOWS Is Live-blogging JFK's Assassination http://t.co/nmdJlSzq9U
— Freelance Marketing (@freelancemktg) November 22, 2013
History Channel is LIVE TWEETING JFK's assassination. @HISTORY
— FUCKING PENGUIN! (@Pingukittieh) November 22, 2013
If you want chills up your spine see @todayin1963 tweets "live tweeting" the moments leading to JFK assassination. Brilliant idea.
— Marissa ?? (@marissaaevans) November 22, 2013
But WaPo’s Karen Tumulty isn’t sure she’s digging the concept:
Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 22, 2013
And she’s not the only one with reservations:
@ktumulty More than a little.
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) November 22, 2013
@ktumulty YES
— Mark Skog (@MarkSkog) November 22, 2013
Creepy and boring. #YMMV RT @ktumulty: Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?
— MisterJayEm (@MisterJayEm) November 22, 2013
Yes. RT @ktumulty: Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) November 22, 2013
+1 RT @EdMorrissey: Yes. RT @ktumulty: Anyone else find all this ”live“ tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?
— Teresa (@TeresaKopec) November 22, 2013
@ktumulty Yes. Can't read or watch. Reduces the assassination to "sound bites; "live tweeting." Feel it's disrespectful.
— (((CAG))) (@cag113) November 22, 2013
It's kind of eerie that they are "live tweeting" as if JFK is actually being shot today.
— Roddy Doc (@RoddyDoc) November 22, 2013
@ktumulty thank you!
— Martha was right (@DrMDunk) November 22, 2013
agreed RT @ktumulty: Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?
— Everett Will (@DCAbloob) November 22, 2013
To people/organizations that "live-tweeted" the JFK tragedy: you're very odd.
— HOSA (@mexillennialjr) November 22, 2013
People are live-tweeting and live-blogging the JFK assassination? Why?
— The Curve Is Bent. Time to Free Us! (@NolteNC) November 22, 2013
Infinitely. "@ktumulty: Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?"
— meh ?♀️ (@mharvey816) November 22, 2013
Why? RT @mpoppel ABC News says it will "live-blog the assassination of JFK as it unfolded."
— Luke Johnson (@johnson) November 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/peterthomas/status/403949866327359488
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/403949599003774976
@ktumulty Exceedingly creepy. I am not sure which is worse. The deifying of a deeply flawed, but great leader or "celebrating" his murder.
— Bill Simpson (@wsrs1) November 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/403957005896781826
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/403959610249203712
https://twitter.com/RoBrooks13/status/403955833857253376
.@HISTORY's live-tweet-reenactment of the JFK assassination is crass and disturbing.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) November 22, 2013
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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