Garbo

First of all I realize it is "Predicting" and there is no science that is capible of accurately forecasting what is going to happen.............................But.

I think there is a large amount of drama built into both predicting as well as reporting the weather. I have seen for years the path of a hurricane predicted, and fear put into people in order to keep the viewer, which translates into ratings. In short scare people about what is going to happen and they will watch the channel that predicts what they are scared of alot longer than hearing good news and changing the channel to "I love Lucy".

The weather channel is notorious for broacasting the worst case and scaring the crap out of people as well as exploiting the trama that people have gone through after the event is over. I am sure we have all seen the microphone go into the face of a crying lady that has lost everything and her dog is still missing, and she is asked "Tell us how you feel, about this Catastrophy"? Or Jim Cantori (jerk)standing in waist deep water with a parka on that is about to be whipped off of him... Come on, don't tell me that is not Drama.

Shouldn't this be illegal?

How much drama or theater is in Broadcasted weather forecast?

Halfmoon

90% I take everything I hear from the Socialist media with a grain of salt.

Sex,Drama, Action Sells!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bluffman2

i dont agree with the over dramatization,but they are trying to captivate a market and they blow things out of proportion...they scale a tropical storm like a cat 1 or 2,and a 1 or 2 like a 3 or 4......i would say IMO they 40-50 % above what the actual scenario is.....

Garbo

So, A grown man standing in a breezeway of a beachfront hotel in order to get the effect of the highest windgust possible so he can standleaning into the gust while reporting liveis not Drama? or Standing where the stormsurge soaks him while reporting how bad things are going to be or already are, is not Drama?

I need to learn more, please explain.

bluffman2

1st sententence i said..."i dont agree with the over dramatization".....i meant with them over dramatizing.....guess i should have been clearer...40-50% of what they do i think is drama......heck i seen jim fall down because he was leaning forward way to far to make it look like he was bracing himself in the 22knt wind....now that is drama.....i wasnt meaning for it to sound like i was not agreeing with it being over dramatized.....you ask how much weather reporting is drama and i said 40-50%.....sorry i didnt make myself clearer....

specslayer

i think its drama also. all the news stations are competing for viewers its called "yellow journalism"

Garbo

It's not you, I am anal about Details.

bluffman2

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ok ill make it clear....

ITS WAY TOO MUCH OVER DRAMATIZED:letsdrink

hebegb

Cantori should be tied to a beachfront palm tree and allowed to perish

JoeZ

PLEASE do not confuse Cantone and Co. with the media -- or if you're going to call them media please do not confuse that with a journalist.

They are paid to keep asses inthe seats watching the show. Drama, most of it. But if that bald little bastard comes here, I'm leaving -- fast.