Local "News"
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filkertomGaaaaah. Once again, I'm pissed off at our "news" organizations.
I've tried not to post much politically lately, for a few reasons, the most prominent of which is that I'm trying to relax and get some stuff done without going ballistic over the latest BushCo atrocities, of which there are now several every stinkin' day. There are also many, many good blogs out there, and I'd basically just be paraphrasing them.
but now and then, the stupidity of my local news affiliates leaps out at me.
Usually it's local radio, specifically the vacuous and superficial WWJ-AM out of Southfield, which I wouldn't listen to at all if not for traffic reports. But today it's the good ol' Detroit Free Press.
See, last night a shitload of severe weather blasted through southeastern Michigan. Like, multiple tornadoes over five counties. Flooding. Homes destroyed. Roofs ripped up, cars flattened by falling trees, 70,000 people without power, major property damage. Miraculously, no one was hurt. But lives were changed last night, and not for the better.
All of which is mentioned in the second major story on the front page of the Freep's web site.
After "THE LONGEST WIN: Guillen's 3-run HR beats Yanks after huge rain delay".
They really do think we're just fuckin' sheep, don't they? "Jeez, people were left homeless last night, they've got insurance nightmares ahead of 'em, but good news! The Tigers won!"
Oh, and, to add insult to injury, one of the photo galleries tells how the storms "reek" havok. The word is "wreak", Mr. Professional Newspaper Editor, sir or ma'am. What reeks is your skill at editing.
I truly want to know if anyone in SE Michigan or northwestern Ohio right now cares less about the effects of last night's weather than about that stupid game.
Any particularly noxious "news" coverage you've noticed lately?
I've tried not to post much politically lately, for a few reasons, the most prominent of which is that I'm trying to relax and get some stuff done without going ballistic over the latest BushCo atrocities, of which there are now several every stinkin' day. There are also many, many good blogs out there, and I'd basically just be paraphrasing them.
but now and then, the stupidity of my local news affiliates leaps out at me.
Usually it's local radio, specifically the vacuous and superficial WWJ-AM out of Southfield, which I wouldn't listen to at all if not for traffic reports. But today it's the good ol' Detroit Free Press.
See, last night a shitload of severe weather blasted through southeastern Michigan. Like, multiple tornadoes over five counties. Flooding. Homes destroyed. Roofs ripped up, cars flattened by falling trees, 70,000 people without power, major property damage. Miraculously, no one was hurt. But lives were changed last night, and not for the better.
All of which is mentioned in the second major story on the front page of the Freep's web site.
After "THE LONGEST WIN: Guillen's 3-run HR beats Yanks after huge rain delay".
They really do think we're just fuckin' sheep, don't they? "Jeez, people were left homeless last night, they've got insurance nightmares ahead of 'em, but good news! The Tigers won!"
Oh, and, to add insult to injury, one of the photo galleries tells how the storms "reek" havok. The word is "wreak", Mr. Professional Newspaper Editor, sir or ma'am. What reeks is your skill at editing.
I truly want to know if anyone in SE Michigan or northwestern Ohio right now cares less about the effects of last night's weather than about that stupid game.
Any particularly noxious "news" coverage you've noticed lately?
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Date: 2007-08-26 12:33 am (UTC)But yes, I agree with you that the horrid weather should be the most important thing. We didn't have as bad as weather as you did, but there were a couple of tornado touch downs up north, again, thankfully, with no deaths or bad injuries that I heard of.