Comments on: Hurricane TV Reporting Is Lunacy!

By: Mr.BD

Mr.BD — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:43:33 +0000

Oh and that gif of the reporter getting hit by a blowing stop sign is hilarious. This is probably what it is going to take to get them to come to their senses.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:38:58 +0000

I would also like to add…….

Having about 90% of all American media OWNED by just 5 or 6 corporations has resulted in utter disaster for all of America. Think about the absolute Power and Control those 5 or 6 corporations have over everything WE see and hear in America. What’s presented and How it’s presented – especially via the news media.

Danger. Violence. Sensationalism. Propaganda. Manufactured or “fake” news, etc. Unfortunately, there are sizable audiences for any and all of that…..in America.

By: Mr.BD

Mr.BD — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:37:14 +0000

Thank you DJ. I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw this foolishness. They say standing out in a storm proves its dangerous. But do they think we can’t see outside and already see there is a storm. Plus they could just point a camera out the window like you said. It is just a stupid tradition and it’s going to take somebody getting hurt for it to change.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:16:55 +0000

Now, critics are beginning to question if filming in the midst of a deadly storm that everyone has been told to run from is necessary reporting or unnecessary sensationalism. […]

BINGO! That’s all it is now. Just pure Sensationalism. FOR ratings, of course, which translates into $$$.

Thanks DJ for covering this topic because I’m so sick and tired of this foolishness which could eventually cost some dumb-azz reporter his/her life. The truth is, generally speaking, American news media long ago threw away any ethical standards they may have had at some point in time. The creation of 24/7 cable news killed off any obligation to present the news in a responsible AND intellectually HONEST manner. As DJ points out, even The Weather Channel has succumbed to such shameful operational tactics.

It’s sad to think about the many ways in which this country, My country, is failing.