« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: The Media at work  (Read 490 times)

Hawkmoon

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 27,256
The Media at work
« on: September 15, 2018, 02:01:10 AM »
Fake news has even taken over the Weather Channel. Video of one of their field correspondents bravely facing the awesome force of the hurricane -- while two dudes in shorts stroll casually through the shot in the background.

https://mashable.com/article/weatherman-dramatically-braces-for-storm/#iWTwPq1sIPq7
Report to moderator   Logged
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
100% Politically Incorrect by Design

230RN

  • saw it coming.
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 18,872
  • ...shall not be allowed.
Re: The Media at work
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2018, 04:09:57 AM »
 :rofl:

Whatever sells.

Direct link to video:

https://youtu.be/XFh-X1bv4P0

Props to the cameraman cameraperson for holding the camera so steady in that horrific wind.

Additonal color and flavor regarding "Yellow Journalism":

Quote
Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales.[1] Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
« Last Edit: September 15, 2018, 04:29:03 AM by 230RN »
Report to moderator   Logged
WHATEVER YOUR DEFINITION OF "INFRINGE " IS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.

zxcvbob

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 12,230
Re: The Media at work
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2018, 04:41:21 PM »
He thinks he's Dan Rather (1961, Hurricane Carla) broadcasting live from the Galveston seawall.
Report to moderator   Logged
"It's good, though..."

Unisaw

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1,416
Re: The Media at work
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2018, 06:00:31 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Well, if you have the sudden urge to lick your balls you'll know you got the veterinary version... K Frame

BlueStarLizzard

  • Queen of the Cislords
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 15,039
  • Oh please, nobody died last time...
Re: The Media at work
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2018, 10:30:46 PM »
They've been hyping up Florence for weeks. I thought the local weather reporters were going to just start crying when they realized it wasn't going to do more than sprinkle on us. I'm not surprised they're trying to work with what little they got. If they don't then they'll have to admit that it wasn't the storm they thought it would be.
Report to moderator   Logged
"Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --" -Malcolm Reynolds

Perd Hapley

  • Superstar of the Internet
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 61,392
  • My prepositions are on/in
Re: The Media at work
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2018, 12:29:33 AM »
Report to moderator   Logged
"Doggies are angel babies!" -- my wife
Pages: [1]
« previous next »