Sunday, September 05, 2004

Hurricane Coverage

Am I the only person in the US who does not think Hurricane Frances should be covered by the 24-hour news guys ever 8-10 minutes? How much can you say about a storm?

Every broadcast is exactly the same, "Well, its windy and rainy here in <insert city name>. People should be taking shelter. Back to you.". Repeat in a loop for 5-10 minutes as needed.

I love the shots they have of people in the storm too:) Because of the rain and wind, the camera lens is always covered in water before the person on camera can even show up on CNN.

TV Anchorperson: "Well, it appears we have some sort of blur on the screen talking about rain and weather...."

I know it is a slow news day and all, but sheesh...

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