Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > the whole hype thing really is something which worries me on multiple > levels. > Yes, but. Katrina killed 1,836 people. > > weather frightened viewers are heavy viewers, so sowing panic builds > ratings and thus income. that used to be mostly a local TV issue, now seems > to be increasingly popular in the national media. The happy eyes of storm > chaser anchors and showy correspondents really has grown insulting. > > I fear that continual over pumping the dangers may lead to a "cry wolf" > scenario, with residents at some point not taking the reports seriously. > overhyping also leads to a more dangerous environment as people rush around > clearing store shelves and drive distracted > > I started suffering from storm anxiety some years ago, not coincidentally > beginning in my first years home ownership and working as a news > photographers. It still presents problems for me as people around me > continually talk storm and panic. I avoid television news in pre storm > periods. > > I found my information solution over on Google+ where our old friend from > here Jeff Moore posted it. > <http://crisislanding.appspot.com/> > > NOAA charts also usually don't scream and foam at the mouth. not yet anyway > > ric > > > > > On Sep 7, 2011, at 7:38 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu > >wrote: > > > >> Glad to hear it was not nearly as a bad as the pre-hurricane hype had > led > >> to expect. I guess it is better to exaggerate the danger than to > underplay > >> it. > >> > > > > Nathan, I think the evacuations and preparations diminished the > problems. > > It was less a storm than they expected, but it was still a storm, and > people > > can do stupid things. > > > > Having been a news photographer during several lesser and greater storms > on > > the Gulf coast, I assure you that is true. > > > > > > - > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA