Charlie Brooker on Media's Japan Coverage

In brilliant Chomskian fashion, sardonic British writer and TV presenter, Charlie Brooker illustrates the despicable way the news media is treating the crisis in Japan.

Watch this, it’s really good.
mxxconsays...

>> ^kymbos:

Beautiful. I just don't get into disaster porn. I can't watch the news beyond finding out the general info of what's happening.
but what is the exact point of measure where "finding out the general info" ends?
earthquake happened? tsunami? knowing that reactor 2 blew up? knowing that a water pool w/ rods is dry? dead/missing count? evacuation radius?

kymbossays...

For example, I watched to find out the extent of damage from the tsunami, and I've watched the videos on the sift of the wave hitting the coastal towns, but since then there's been 'up to the minute' updates on the nuclear situation from people who don't understand nuclear technology and have no new information. It seems to me that there'll be a while before anything significantly changes on that, and I'm not willing to stay glued to the telly while this goes on. Honestly, it seems a bit depraved to me to want to do that. I'm not saying I'm normal, that's just how I see it.

L0ckysays...

>> ^Deano:

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
It really pisses me off that this video is blocked in my country. I'm in the UK, and Channel 4 is a UK broadcaster, so what's the deal?

Yeah same here. Maybe they show it on 4OD?


http://www.channel4.com/programmes/10-oclock-live/4od#3169853

You have to be quick though as they now expire

There's still some serious improvements to be made to digital distribution; this whole "just pretend the internet isn't global" thing is quite annoying.

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