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ITV coverage of Tsumnami

  • 03-01-2005 2:27pm
    #1
    jetsonx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭


    Did anyone watch ITV coverage to Tsumnami in their evening bulletin last
    night.

    Sensationalist or what ? - They made some real spurious claims about the
    disasater.

    eg. boats could not dock in Indonesia so people swam out to them, then
    ITV claimed "unfortunately those who tried were eaten by the crocodiles"

    I cannot believe such in such serious tragedy they can make such spurious
    and ensationalist claims.


    ps: do crocodiles live in saltwater?


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  • #2
    Peace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    jetsonx wrote:
    ps: do crocodiles live in saltwater?

    They sure do.


  • #3
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    jetsonx wrote:
    Did anyone watch ITV coverage to Tsumnami in their evening bulletin last
    night.

    Sensationalist or what ? - They made some real spurious claims about the
    disasater.

    eg. boats could not dock in Indonesia so people swam out to them, then
    ITV claimed "unfortunately those who tried were eaten by the crocodiles"

    I cannot believe such in such serious tragedy they can make such spurious
    and ensationalist claims.


    ps: do crocodiles live in saltwater?

    I didn't watch all of it but it was most certainly sensationalised. Funnily enough I was upstairs watching The Day Today on DVD, I went downstairs to get a drink and it was just starting, I sat in awe at how similar the two were. I didn't catch any suspect claims or anything, but the language used by the reporter was very dramatic and over the top, in a huge crisis like this people dont need the truth spiced up, it's already shocking enough

    flogen


  • #4
    jetsonx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭jetsonx


    Funnily enough I was upstairs watching The Day Today on DVD, I went downstairs to get a drink and it was just starting, I sat in awe at how similar the two were.

    lol @ flogen - yeah The Day Today - the whole report seem liked that. Talk about Tabloid TV.


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