‘Kinda morbid’: Karen Tumulty, others weirded out by ‘live’ coverage of JFK assassination

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 (@dj_friend) 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 (@nn5colleen) 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 Evans (@marissaaevans) November 22, 2013

Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 22, 2013

@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?

— The Damned MrJM (@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?

— TerrifyingTeresa (@TeresaKopec) November 22, 2013

@ktumulty Yes. Can't read or watch. Reduces the assassination to "sound bites; "live tweeting." Feel it's disrespectful.

— CAG113 (@CarolGoldin1) 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 Dunkelberger (@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.

— José Medina (@josemedinajr) November 22, 2013

People are live-tweeting and live-blogging the JFK assassination? Why?

— John Nolte (@NolteNC) November 22, 2013

Infinitely. "@ktumulty: Anyone else find all this "live" tweeting of JFK assassination just a little bit creepy?"

— MHarvey (@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

Kinda morbid RT @mpoppel: ABC News says it will "live-blog the assassination of JFK as it unfolded."

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) November 22, 2013

@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

Assassination porn. –> https://t.co/r9MTKhIGox

— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) November 22, 2013

Creepy, no thanks – MT @NewsBreaker: NOW: @CBSNews is streaming its 1963 coverage of JFK in real time. (watch)

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 22, 2013

Oh good. All the news Twitter accounts are "live tweeting" the JFK assassination. #cringe

— Robert Brooks (@RoBrooks13) November 22, 2013

.@HISTORY's live-tweet-reenactment of the JFK assassination is crass and disturbing.

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) November 22, 2013