do you think he was thinking about ratings while watching his colleagues spiral to the ground?
Of course he was, don't be so naieve! Just the same way like these news vultures think about the ratings whilst filming a car crash/chase or any other 'news event.'
Who cares about the people involved, as long as you arrive first on the scene and can make a quick buck getting the 'exclusive and dramatic footage' on the 6 'o clock news.
Let's honest, it's the ONLY purpose that those helicopters are flying through the sky in the first place. Filming a cop writing out a parking ticket is boring. Filming blood, explosions, violence, death and destruction SELLS! That's the purpose, not news.