Isabel : Media Revealed?

[hexola]

I wonder if that stunt Brian Williams pulled yesterday is typical of how the media covers everything - including and especially the war?

If you didn't see it...Williams was doing on-location hurricane reports for MSNBC...He found a place to stand between two buildings that greatly exageerated the wind speed. The wind seemed fast enough to easily knock him down. The shot opened with Williams clinging to a building. Later, a weather channel reporter joined Williams, but they were both violently blown away...MSNBC repeated this clip all afternoon...

So, to cover a big story...you find one tiny area that is in no way typical of the situation...and report from that tiny area...just because it creates a more sensational image for the viewer???

I worry this dynamic is happening more than we(I) may suspect.

Very poor showing by the media yesterday...Wind distorted mics, wet lenses, glitchy satellite and web streams...I doubt Brokaw would have done the same stunt Brian Williams pulled.

[AntiBushRepub]

1. Did anyone watch that carefully...

I can't help but notice that when the weather channel guy "flew" away.. he went INTO the wind..

Did anyone else catch that?

-An

[JewelDigger]

2. I thought the same thing when I saw it!

Did you also notice that the camera got jostled a few times and on the left side of the screen it showed the end of the building was like 10 feet away from him?

[walkon]

3. Saw this on Nightly News w/ Brokaw

I agree with you that media routinely distorts and concerns itself with "entertainment" far too much. But, at least Brokaw said that they were between two buildings and the wind was exaggerated on this "breezeway".
I did not watch the cable news coverage of Isabel and tuned in to the Weather Channel for info.

[seemslikeadream]

4. Did anyone else hearTom Brokaw

when talking about the hurricane called it Israel twice. Imus showed the clip this morning.

[Mari333]

5. Its what Michael Moore said the media Frenzy is into

in Bowling For Colombine...climate of fear...
Actual quote on CNN yesterday from wet, screaming reporter

"OH MY GOD THE ACORNS AND TWIGS ARE FLYING EVERYWHERE!!"
Thats when I went outside to drink beer and watch flies fuck.

[asjr]

6. Isabel

Really LOL

[soup]

9. Oh, what was that movie?

Trying to remember the name- Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton - storm chasers-
argh! come on brain...

Twister?

"We've got debris!"

When cows fly by, set down the beer, and head for cover.

Acorns and twigs! :crazy:
Absolutely hilarious. sorry I missed that.

[renegade000]

7. i live in DC

we've had regular thunderstorms worse than this...

[realFedUp]

8. Flying weather reporters

were kind of comical...bet this is a producer's dream
to send these people into bad weather.