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Michael Moore took on Piers Morgan last night over the media’s coverage, specifically CNN, of Hurricane Sandy, saying there needed to be fewer reporters standing outside in drenching rain and wind and more news of what was actually going on. Morgan disagreed, saying the images showed how big and dangerous the storm was. Much of the discussion focused on a wind-blown Ali Velshi who reported in waist-high water from an Atlantic City intersection. Velshi later called in to defend himself and CNN, saying “This is not our first rodeo”. Check it out below.
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I hate it when Ali Veshi is referred to as “a respected financial reporter” as he is in most articles about the hurricane. He missed the financial meltdown. He missed the recovery. He talked gloom and doom when the market was near its absolute nadir (meaning it was the best time in history to buy stocks.) He cost those who listen to him a lot of money.
At the risk of sounding callous, investors would have been better off had he been blown out to sea.
^^What recovery???
Excellent comment Rayjon8
Common sense: 14
Grandstander, self-admiration society Piers: 0
I saw that windbag last night as he pontificated about it all
like nobody else had considered any of it
I love how the media caters to him………
Which windbag?
It’s going to take a lot for somebody to win an argument with Piers but I’m going to try: People were informed about Sandy. Mandatory evacuations, warnings, description of it’s path, etc. Most news/media outlets did a decent job of warning the public about this storm. People either believed it or had the “it won’t be that bad” attitude.
Your reaction could be to laugh at or worry about a reporter but anybody with common sense was initially asking themselves, “What the hell is he doing?”
Piers, Velshi, CNN: You are WRONG here. Why don’t you have Velshi report with his head inside an alligator’s mouth to show the intensity of alligator wrestling?
By the way, the image of a man being tossed around by the wind and the sound of wind/water blowing into the mic are very distracting for somebody who wants information about a storm. How about listing instructions on what to do if you haven’t evacuated?
Dramatization, ratings? Velshi trying too hard?
I wonder if Piers would’ve had the same view if Velshi was his son.
i want my 2 minutes back.
I always laugh at the idiocy of those reporters standing out in the hurricane winds.
Most of the storm reporters made it “all about me” as they stood in water and wind.
What we didn’t get was in depth, realistic coverage. We didn’t see the homes and people being affected. We saw reporters grand standing as they were blown about.
It defeats the purpose of trying to get people to evacuate if they see reporters standing out there. It sends a signal that it is survivable no matter how many times their caps fall off. Who decided to brand these idiots will ball caps? Tools.
It’s like when they tell you to fasten your seat belts during turbulence n an airplane and the flight attendant is still pouring hot coffee. wtf?
I couldn’t agree more. You could even see dry roadway about a quarter mile behind the reporter in Atlantic City. It’s like the news stations find the deepest puddle in town, and plunk someone down to “report” from there every ten minutes. What’s the point?
Can we stop pretending Michael Moore matters, now?
Hey Michael, take your millions and go get some more cheeseburgers and burritos and STFU!
Why do reporters stand in the middle of hurricanes/blizzards? Because that’s what newsroom bosses want to see. They believe (and ratings prove) that’s what viewers want to see: Action! Drama! “OMG — Mabel, c’mere! Look at waves/wind/whatever!” Viewers love watching what’s going on in the worst part of the storm. So reporters beeline it out there. Of COURSE, management tells them,”Don’t put yourselves in danger.” Officially. During Sandy, one poor girl (not CNN – a local affiliate) didn’t bail fast enough — ended up on top of a microwave news van, clinging to a street sign, as the storm surged into Long Island. Riveting TV. But, trust me: although the profession’s got its share of adrenaline-addicted-danger-craving lunatics, the vast majority of reporters don’t really like doing live shots in the middle of ferocious storms. The only way you can stop that from happening, though — is to stop watching it.