Watching the coverage of the torrential rain that hit our area earlier today rejuvenated a pet peeve of mine. Reporters who feel they must stand in deep water in order to convey "the whole story". If you stop and think about it, it's downright stupid...needless to say insulting to the viewer's intelligence. But time after time, flood after flood, reporters continue to report their story in knee-deep water. I'll never forget a few years back when ex CBS-3 anchor, Larry Mendte, was doing a live shot from floodwaters while walking and talking and slipped and fell into the water. CLASSIC!
It reminds me of every hurricane report we see of reporters foolishly standing in whipping 80 mph winds to tell "the whole story". Don't they realize all it takes is a nice sized tree branch, a piece of lumber -- or -- better yet...a washing machine (LOL)...to come whizzing into their live shot and directly into their head? I guarantee, it will happen one day and then News Directors will rethink their ways.
(an unbiased/honest view of radio/television news in Philadelphia)
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5 comments:
I'm watching less and less local news anymore. I'm tired of all the fluff, the self promotion, the bad weather forecasting, the opinion and "expert analysis", etc. How bout the B.S. phrases too? "The neighborhood is REELING after the abduction of the six year old"; or, "a grisly murder last night"...what murder ISN'T grisly? How about "the dramatic video tells the story"...GIVE ME A BREAK and loose the sensational verbage!
I gotta agree with you. I don't know anyone who uses the word "reeling". Local news is a dinosour trying to find its way in todays immediate world of getting information.
News Directors will NEVER learn. How many decades have we watched reporters barely hanging on to a lightpost in the middle of a hurricane?
I agree with the other posters; TV news is becoming harder and harder to tolerate.
Anyone that continues to watch local TV news gets what they deserve. To have their intelligence insulted. When will you learn? STOP WATCHING and your life will be better for it. Too many other options in today;s digital world.
I do agree with all the posts here. However, I have to say I still enjoy the news in the mornings to get my day started. Seems they just give you what you need without all the BS they jam down our throats in the late day/evening news. Too bad they can't do the same in at night as they do in the mornings.
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