One would hardly shrug when going to weather.com on Monday and typing in their New York City-area ZIP code to see that we could expect 1-2 inches of snow overnight. However, Noah would rise from the dead and rebuild the ****ing arc if he heard any of the television news reports (the arc would need skis, but still)
Apparently, a police officer's burial and Saddam Hussein throwing **** around a courtroom after someone accused him of throwing babies out a window was not exciting enough for TV news. Instead, they offered "Team Coverage" and intense reporting of "Storm Watch '05" to give everyone a false sense of fear that we'd wake up Tuesday morning buried alive.
That next morning, I plunged my hand into the tundra upon exiting my home to see my index finger's first knuckle barely penetrate the 1.25 inches of snow that accumulated during the night. All of this over-hype for something that those who TRULY report the weather admit was barely substantial. Is it any wonder why people do not heed the warnings of incoming hurricanes?
Weeks before Katrina came ashore, the media put out excessive coverage of a hurricane that was so weak, it could barely have washed the thin layer of soot off my Buick. Who the **** is gonna take them seriously when they say "The Big One" is coming when it turns out to be just one of "The Big Fifty"?
We expect a bias in political coverage, but when it comes to reporting news that affects our local day-to-day life, the media needs to be more responsible. Lives truly are at stake.
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