So, Lloyd Robertson of CTV news ask this very insightful question to one of the town elders minutes ago on CTV news:
You’re kidding me right? Fuck off Lloyd. This is not journalism. What the fuck do you think the mood is? I fucking hate this kind of shit journalism that preys on emotions in order to (purportedly) raise ratings. Well fuck you.
I like CTV, versus our other Liberal-friendly and government-funded news agency CBC, but this kind of National Inquirer journalism sucks orangutan scrotums.
I’ve often wondered if there was a special class for journalists called Stupid Questions 101. Honestly, the mind boggles that someone could be so clueless to ask such a thing.
I can’t believe that some people still watch the news on television these days. You’re being fed garbage designed to elicit an emotional response. (Here they call it “trolling”), and you fall for it.
That’s what happens when a tragic accident becomes national news for days. There’s really not much to cover. People died. It was awful. The survivors are very very sad. Why is this news again? Why has it been in the headlines ever since it happened?
Here’s a clue folks: if the only news is “People are really upset” then maybe you should find something else to cover. It’s not just that “this is not journalism” - this isn’t even NEWS. No wonder there’s nothing much to say.
cowgirl, news junkie who’s been awfully bored of Canadian news lately
We got snow in Seattle last night. Seattle only gets snow that sticks to the streets about every three years or so, and the whole town acts like its the apocolypse. **Leviogal ** and I turned on the news last night, and the lead story was a five minute street shot where the reporter explained to us that the snow was “Cold” and “Wet” and “You can hear it crunching under your feet.” She also explained to us that this snow was “slippery” and “Could potentially cause traffic problems in the morning.” We then got to see several man-on-the-street interviews with passerbys who confirmed that the snow was in fact cold, wet, slippery, and crunched under their feet. I shudder to think what conclusions I might have reached about the snow without this insightful commentary.
During Fox News’ coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings, I saw at least four people asked to name victims - as the reporters acknowledged repeatedly that the families of victims had not yet been informed.
Disgusting, not to mention stupid, since the “witnesses” generally contradicted each other, occasionally during the same interview.
What would you say to those who would ask why, given their history of unprofessional behavior, you would continue to watch these local newscasters? In a sense, aren’t *you yourself * to blame for supporting their unprofessionalism?
And how do you feel about recent comments by Vinyl Turnip suggesting that you are partially to blame for the shittiness of your local news? Would you care to comment?
So if your boss had said to you “I need five minutes on that snow we had” what kind of story do you think you would have come up with? And don’t step on the weatherman’s toes - if you explain snow formation before his segment he’ll gut you like a fish.
This is Vinyl Turnip reporting live from Seattle, where just a few moments ago I was told by my idiot boss to come up with a five-minute story about the snow. That’s right, the freaking snow. What is there to say about the stupid snow, you ask? Nothing. Does anybody, anywhere actually give a damn? No. Hey, maybe we should do a story about how sunshiney the sun is, or how dark it gets at night! Experts recommend the use of lamps, and a reminder from the highway patrol: always turn your car’s headlights on when it’s dark! This is what I went to school for? No way. I’m gonna take that job shearing sheep in New Zealand. Snow story, my white ass. Four minutes left? Okay, leave it rolling. People can watch me drink the rest of this Dewar’s. Yeah, you stay classy, Seattle!
I once saw an “on the spot” reporter shove her microphone at a soldier and his wife. The guy had just returned from Iraq and the couple was in a major clinch. the not very bright question was, “So, do you have any plans for tonight?”
“Well, actually, I have plans for the airport washroom, three minutes from now. Buh-bye.”
Hey, Lloyd Robertson is no local journalist. He’s been the anchor on CTV national news for approximately 300 years now. It’s possible he’s just phoning it in now.
Sorry, featherlou, you’re off by a magnitude of 10.
Lloyd has been anchor for three THOUSAND years.
Otherwise, correct.
In other news, sometimes it is NOT cold in January, and some bad stuff happened to Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, and theres a long wait for passorts…
See it in more detail in your local and regional news next…