With exquisite irony, the human tragedy is brought to bear on a reality TV about the uselessness of reality TV.

War Games - Ultimate Reality TV

The unprecedented convergence of up-close access to troops and new whiz-bang tools of the TV trade has turned many living rooms into domestic war theaters. And as the coverage marches on, opinions of it are firing back. We're watching this war as though it was a video game. It seems to be an entertainment instead of war coverage.
· There was a time when tragedy meant something [Dallas Morning-News]
· Past tragedy is sanitised while that of the present is dismissed as beneath attention [GuardianUK]