Journalists, it seems to me, sometimes tend to get so caught up in what they are reporting that they don’t realize what they are doing. One example is of course the reporting during the Mumbai 26/11 terrorist attacks, we ‘ve all heard how some of the things the reporters were saying could have possibly even ended up helping the terrorists.
Here is one more example of boneheaded journalism, this time from Fargo, North Dakota. The city is under some kind of emergency right now as floods in the Red River are supposed to reach about 43 feet today and volunteers have been filling and stacking sandbags night and day as a levee against the rising river waters. The sandbags, at 42 feet high, may still not be good enough and people are being evacuated. The drama has been going on for a few days now.
In the midst of all this, a CNN journalist has been arrested for standing on the sandbag levees. Now, why would someone want to do that? What if the sandbags slide?
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For some weird reason, this reminded me of the Dr. Seuss story Yertl the Turtle, where Yertl, standing atop a mountain of lesser turtles, feels like the king of all he surveys. Needless to say, this did not last very long!
That is such an apt analogy! Perhaps that’s how he really felt, telling himself “Exclusive pics that no one else has”.
i Wonder what these chaps are thinking . a microphone and a camera is just not equal to powers that rests with nature and God !
Hmm !
Reminds me of a quote I read somewhere: “Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine.
Cheers,
Salil
Stupid! No wonder he got the job as a TV Anchor!
That is exactly what shd have happened to Barkha Dutt, sadly it didn’t!