Pushy CNN Reporter Can't Take A Hint

I think it was right on the rails. I live in Houston, was fortunate to have come through Harvey with little damage, and spent hours helping folks get out of the small boats that were rescuing people from their water filled homes. The reporting from the various news agencies was on TV pretty much 24/7. But they don't get it... sure, people outside of the situation want to know what's going on, but some of the most inane, redundant, pointless and heartless questions in the world come out of the mouths of these reporters who feel they need to just keep on talking. On more than one occasion, we had to tell reporters to get the fuck out of the way so we could do our work instead of pausing to allow them to conduct an interview. In a situation like this, where people have lost EVERYTHING they own except for the clothes they have on, and have spent hours scared, cold and not knowing if anyone is coming to rescue them, how the fuck can anyone with an IQ bigger than their shoe size think it's a story that wants to be retold in front of a camera? We helped little kids out of boats, with their parents coming along a few boats behind, and reporters walking up to these shivering, scared kids to ask them about any pets they might have left behind or been unable to rescue - to get them to cry. That's inhuman. If it were me, I would've shoved that microphone down that stupid woman's throat. This isn't reporting, it sensationalizing. But I guess we wouldn't expect less from CNN. These people aren't reporters our journalists, they are pond scum.

Fairbs says...

glad to hear you're safe and thanks for helping out down there

I agree with what you say, but I don't think it's a CNN problem or a fake news problem

bremnetsaid:

I think it was right on the rails. I live in Houston, was fortunate to have come through Harvey with little damage, and spent hours helping folks get out of the small boats that were rescuing people from their water filled homes. The reporting from the various news agencies was on TV pretty much 24/7. But they don't get it... sure, people outside of the situation want to know what's going on, but some of the most inane, redundant, pointless and heartless questions in the world come out of the mouths of these reporters who feel they need to just keep on talking. On more than one occasion, we had to tell reporters to get the fuck out of the way so we could do our work instead of pausing to allow them to conduct an interview. In a situation like this, where people have lost EVERYTHING they own except for the clothes they have on, and have spent hours scared, cold and not knowing if anyone is coming to rescue them, how the fuck can anyone with an IQ bigger than their shoe size think it's a story that wants to be retold in front of a camera? We helped little kids out of boats, with their parents coming along a few boats behind, and reporters walking up to these shivering, scared kids to ask them about any pets they might have left behind or been unable to rescue - to get them to cry. That's inhuman. If it were me, I would've shoved that microphone down that stupid woman's throat. This isn't reporting, it sensationalizing. But I guess we wouldn't expect less from CNN. These people aren't reporters our journalists, they are pond scum.

JustSaying

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It's because you have a 24/7 news cycle, that's the problem here. These reporters need to get new information all the time around the clock.
What's to tell you didn't know 30 minutes ago? It's a damn hurricane. Wind blows, rain falls, everyone gets wet and miserable.

Fairbssaid:

glad to hear you're safe and thanks for helping out down there

I agree with what you say, but I don't think it's a CNN problem or a fake news problem

ChaosEngine

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Sorry, this went "wrong"?

From CNNs point of view, this couldn't have gone better. "Witness the human tradgedy, see the real emotion", or to put it more cynically, "come on bitches, cry on camera!"

Fuck, you see this shit on fucking COOKING SHOWS. "Why did you cook this? Is it because your INSERT DEAD RELATIVE thought you how to cook it? Come on, cry motherfucker, we have ratings to think of"

It's fucking disgusting