[billethkid]

I must be more critical than most about certain things.

Take the weather for example. The kinds of winter weather we see currently being covered in the national news in the evening. Many evenings this week the weather was the lead story on some news networks.

They are reporting on weather that is/was/has been nothing but good old fashioned winter weather like it was when I was a youngster. BAck in Erie if we got a 6 inch snow fall we found out about it when we looked out the window in the morning. And it would be a RARE day indeed for school to ever be cancelled.

Today we have too many media outlets, with far too many personnel who have very little to do. Hence the weather is the closest target (unless assigned to Ferguson!). No matter how much snow they report....we had the same thing.
Showing cars sliding around and tractor trailers in a ditch was what happened EVERYTIME a major snow storm arrived.

The reporting and dramatization of the current weather conditions (no matter the season) amounts to the reporting making a banquet out of a ham sandwich.

Setting aside real legitimate emergency situations.....most of us have been there and done it. What we did not have was the 24/7 coverage by those inspired by obtaining their moment in front of the lens.....when there are more real life threatening or life improving stories out and about.

When the weather leads the national news I always figure it is a slow news day or the networks are attempting to ignore the real stories that matter but don't match the current agenda or talking script for the day.

[Topspinmo]

I guess they don't understand it is middle of November. Global warming was not good trigger word. Now it's Climate change. How can you argue with that? The climate changing it happens seasonal 4 times year, Within the year it happens every month, every day. I guess they figure it will be nice and warm up to the 1 calendar day of winter. Then it magically turns into winter wonderland. IMO the climate going to get colder not warmer, due to the orbit of the earth that caused the ice age and there is nothing we can do about it. But, I'll never see it in my life time.

[Sophie11]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I must be more critical than most about certain things.

Take the weather for example. The kinds of winter weather we see currently being covered in the national news in the evening. Many evenings this week the weather was the lead story on some news networks.

They are reporting on weather that is/was/has been nothing but good old fashioned winter weather like it was when I was a youngster. BAck in Erie if we got a 6 inch snow fall we found out about it when we looked out the window in the morning. And it would be a RARE day indeed for school to ever be cancelled.

Today we have too many media outlets, with far too many personnel who have very little to do. Hence the weather is the closest target (unless assigned to Ferguson!). No matter how much snow they report....we had the same thing.
Showing cars sliding around and tractor trailers in a ditch was what happened EVERYTIME a major snow storm arrived.

The reporting and dramatization of the current weather conditions (no matter the season) amounts to the reporting making a banquet out of a ham sandwich.

Setting aside real legitimate emergency situations.....most of us have been there and done it. What we did not have was the 24/7 coverage by those inspired by obtaining their moment in front of the lens.....when there are more real life threatening or life improving stories out and about.

When the weather leads the national news I always figure it is a slow news day or the networks are attempting to ignore the real stories that matter but don't match the current agenda or talking script for the day.

I was thinking the same thing about all the media coverage a cold front received. WHY?
Is it to point out global warming? Are they using the 6.5 billion the United States gave in 2009 for global warming and they are showing us that we are winning?
What was purchased with the 6.5 billion?

[janmcn]

Four feet of snow in Buffalo, NY today, a week before thanksgiving is interesting, at least to the people that live there.

Tampa will tie or break the record tonight for lowest overnight temperature on this date.

[redwitch]

Weather has always been big news even before global warming/climate change. This is not a seasonal cold front. It is coming too early and it is too. Dang. Cold!

[Cisco Kid]

Tell me about it.
When I was a kid, I had to walk to school.
10 miles, Snow, 10 feet deep, 10 below everyday.
Up hill both ways.
It never did make the news back in the day.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Cisco Kid

Tell me about it.
When I was a kid, I had to walk to school.
10 miles, Snow, 10 feet deep, 10 below everyday.
Up hill both ways.
It never did make the news back in the day.

You forgot to mention the holes in your boots!

[Chi-Town]

Weather has always been part of the news cycle. Many times it is headline news. I think it is just human nature to embrace stories of weather. Maybe it's a man vs. the elements thing. The Weather Channel makes a living out of it.

[njbchbum]

If not weather - what...crime, killings, beheadings, Israelis vs Palestinians, sports, politics, radical Islam, Hollywood, immigration, Wall St? I think I'd rather listen to the weather news!

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

You forgot to mention the holes in your boots!

Boots !!
We was on the poor side of town.

[Chi-Town]

Check this out:

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ca...m/?tid=HP_more

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Check this out:

Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm - The Washington Post

Amazing. Our dog loved that so much.

Weather sells, BTK. The NBC affiliate our son worked for in Grand Rapids had more weather forecasters than news reporters.

[Loudoll]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I must be more critical than most about certain things.

Take the weather for example. The kinds of winter weather we see currently being covered in the national news in the evening. Many evenings this week the weather was the lead story on some news networks.

They are reporting on weather that is/was/has been nothing but good old fashioned winter weather like it was when I was a youngster. BAck in Erie if we got a 6 inch snow fall we found out about it when we looked out the window in the morning. And it would be a RARE day indeed for school to ever be cancelled.

Today we have too many media outlets, with far too many personnel who have very little to do. Hence the weather is the closest target (unless assigned to Ferguson!). No matter how much snow they report....we had the same thing.
Showing cars sliding around and tractor trailers in a ditch was what happened EVERYTIME a major snow storm arrived.

The reporting and dramatization of the current weather conditions (no matter the season) amounts to the reporting making a banquet out of a ham sandwich.

Setting aside real legitimate emergency situations.....most of us have been there and done it. What we did not have was the 24/7 coverage by those inspired by obtaining their moment in front of the lens.....when there are more real life threatening or life improving stories out and about.

When the weather leads the national news I always figure it is a slow news day or the networks are attempting to ignore the real stories that matter but don't match the current agenda or talking script for the day.

And the weather segment is named something frightening like "First Warning Weather Forecast"...as if the weather is going to be scary at all times.

[tomwed]

At some point in later years my mom got the local NJ weather forecast mixed up with anything she saw on The Weather Channel. I didn't mind explaining one from the other for as many times as it took but I sure did want to block that Channel.

I'll see my kids next week and tell them what they get to look forward to.

"Hey Tommy----we're getting 3 feet of snow tonight!"
"Dad,,,I think that's Buffalo. Take a nap, go play golf, don't worry about it."

[CFrance]

Our kids swore their father taped the Weather Channel.