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For those of you in the path of this big winter storm, how are you / how have you prepared? (dubvee.org)
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It’s crazy how weather reporting has come to almost dominant news stuff now

Turn on the tv news and they flash to the weatherman more than the news caster

Every news site has this storm plastered as the front page

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    This is what I’m so shocked by! I naively thought they’d just report the weather. Not use it as “if it bleeds, it leads”-style reporting.

    I don’t know why I thought that they’d maintain the integrity of their weather reporting. I am foolish.

    This is the first time I’ve very clearly noticed a discrepancy in what the media was reporting and what was actually happening.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I recall a (more localized) media hype event twenty years ago that caused people to literally die (mainly the most vulnerable too - infants and the elderly).

    The ethical juggling went something like "well, people needed to be informed just in case the worst would happen", which while it contains a kernel of truth is also pure bullshit.

    Money money money, may the buyer beware.

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