I just don't understand reporters who stand out in 100 mile wind
to "point and show" what is going on. This guy on CNN --not Anderson Cooper, he's another one--is outside talking about the siding of this concrete building that he is standing OUTSIDE next to is coming apart. He can feel the building swaying. Why WHY, do they do this?
21. That was my favorite scene in "Day After Tomorrow..."
...for 2 reasons:
1. The reporter worked for Fox News.
2. He was flattened by an Angelyne billboard. Angelyne is a Los Angeles personality who is basically famous because she decided to make herself famous. Otherwise the woman has no discernible talent. She tools around in a hot-pink Corvette and must be near the legal age to enter a nursing home. There used to be a website devoted to Angelyne Sightings.
Last night Aaron Brown "slipped" and told a story about when he was a reporter on hurricane coverage. He said he was in South Carolina (maybe during Hugo?) and he wanted to take cover and his producer told him, "You don't look nearly wet enough!".
Sad. So someone else determines whether your life is in danger?
I think it was last year (?). He was barely hanging on. In these high winds a piece of wood, a board, anything could come flying toward them. Its a miracle none of them have gotten killed. I don't need to see a reporter hanging on for dear life to believe that the storm is really bad!
18. How many residents stay around due to these reporters' examples?
I think the real downside to this is the portrayal of adventure and excitement -- and being part of 'history' -- that the cable stations create in the miniscule minds of some of the less sophisticated. When they interviewed the LSU students, the students clearly strutted and preened. When evacuation is solicited, the side-show freaks on cable are a very poor influence.
I know of one of my neighbors who went outside during hurricane Charley because he figured that if it were safe enough for reporters, it was fine for him. He scrambled back in when a nearly 2' diameter tree limb flew past him. :eyes:
19. It's a thrill and a rush for some folks. Like Bungee Jumping, Sky Diving.
I don't think their bosses make them do it. They volunteer because they just love it.
The crews seem to be able to scout out the most protected places for them and maybe they ham it up sometimes. :shrug: Not the kind of thing I'd ever want to do....though. :eyes:
this idiot on FOX is standing in water up to the tops of his legs:crazy: while he is being blown around and another is barely able to stand up while being blown around with 80-90 mile winds.
if they get into trouble they'll expect help; anyone who has the chance NOT to be there should take it. Set up remote cameras if they need to see what's going on, but get the people out! First responders shouldn't be put at risk by idiot reporters putting themselves in harms way for ratings. There are people who ARE truly stuck there, and they don't need the competition for aid!
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