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inspiron
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Report Dr Horatio Climax • January 19, 2010 9:15 PM GMT
getting as bad as sky news
Report Alex69 • January 19, 2010 9:16 PM GMT
Lots of rubber-neckers paying for TV licences
Report Ibrahima Sonko • January 19, 2010 9:16 PM GMT
& with the yanks calling press conferences every 5 minutes, turning the whole thing into one big pr stunt.
Report Guybrush Threepwood • January 19, 2010 9:26 PM GMT
Reminds me of when they were covering the tsunami disaster a reporter bend down and picked up a soaking wet children's teddy bear. Immediately I thought of a sketch in Drop The Dead Donkey showing the same thing. Sometimes I think they do it to maybe win journalism prizes.
Report naydam • January 19, 2010 9:27 PM GMT
Perhaps they see it as 'newsworthy'. What would you like them to report on?
Report Fat Dodgy • January 19, 2010 9:28 PM GMT
The thing with the [b]NEWS[/b] is it regualarly involves people suffering. Maybe you'd be better off watching UK style or summit.
Report crystalhunt • January 19, 2010 9:29 PM GMT
what annoys me more is people who start threads like this
Report STEPTOES YARD • January 19, 2010 9:30 PM GMT
Come on IS, thats harsh on the Americans

Offered huge support and aid already.

Lots of people, countries quick to give them stick over iraq.. but in situations like this they dont get the praise they deserve imo
Report flushgordon • January 19, 2010 9:30 PM GMT
no you want to know who jordans feckin or what ndubz are doing -fffbfs
Report Big Charlie • January 19, 2010 9:30 PM GMT
They don't show beheadings on telly
Report JOSE93 • January 19, 2010 9:31 PM GMT
Exploitation with video footage of some of most horrifying sites in the world is regular for all parts of the media. We have to accept it. It's over the top and it goes further with every tragedy.
Report inspiron • January 19, 2010 9:33 PM GMT
Think about it.

If your mom / dad was there lying on floor nearly dying with pain would you like a camera crew standing over him / her making it a news item?

We have seen enough of the suffering already but now it seems like they searching the whole of Haiti for these incidents.
Report inspiron • January 19, 2010 9:34 PM GMT
flushgordon - Shut the fcuk up you damn idiot!
Report flushgordon • January 19, 2010 9:40 PM GMT
chase me!
Report Jimbo747 • January 19, 2010 9:51 PM GMT
Same people who watch this kind of thing on news love to slow down to 20mph when theres been a bad accident on other carriageway. I know what rubble, blood and crying children look like - I once crafted a shoddily built tree house, so why do news corps have to pimp this stuff 24/7 as if we're all completely oblivious to what happens in the world?

I blame the x factor / big bruva types.
Report JB Smoove • January 19, 2010 9:51 PM GMT
why do all news channels literally send legions of reporters & presenters out there? If I was a haitian and hundreds of well-fed western journalists were wondering around my neighbourhood while I was homeless and starving I would be very angry too.

Can't help thinking that theres a connection between 100s of journos making it to the worst hit areas while all that aid isn't getting through.
Report JOSE93 • January 19, 2010 10:11 PM GMT
Yep there is a connection. It's called the greed of people making money out of such a tragedy getting in the way rather than helping. It's disgraceful given all the appeals to donate as I've touched on over the last 2 nights.
Report Sica Dan • January 19, 2010 10:25 PM GMT
Both ITV and BBC are increasingly critical of the yanks,of course it dxoesnt stop their reporters cadging lifts on american copters.
Report yeahyeahwhatever • January 19, 2010 10:35 PM GMT
it's not just showing the suffering, it's the way they get on their high horse about what's being done. All that bleating about aid planes not being able to get there - well how did you arrive dear BBC journos - did you fly in all by youself?

And the commentary on the dumping of dead bodies is the worst - what they hell are they supposed to do with them? I know it's harsh, but if they left them in the streets disease would rocket. Any buildings that are left standing should be put towards use for the living, not the dead.
Report curious-cat • January 19, 2010 10:50 PM GMT
or castration
Report curious-cat • January 19, 2010 10:51 PM GMT
I agree with flushgordon.
Report inspiron • January 20, 2010 9:07 PM GMT
at it again.
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