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Why CNN Airport couldn't show plane crashes

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For decades, sitting at a gate meant watching a highly sterilized news feed. CNN Airport was a specialized network legally forbidden from showing plane crashes, extreme gore, or anything that would cause passengers to panic. It was effectively an enforced propaganda channel designed solely to keep exhausted travelers calm and spending money.

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