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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Irene followup
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 07:09:14 -0500
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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
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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