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tavernier

(12,368 posts)
2. All kinds of shameful stuff going on. DeSatan ran political
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 09:26 AM
Sep 2022

ads all day long on the stations that carried Hurricane coverage.

sop

(10,100 posts)
3. Disaster porn.
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 09:28 AM
Sep 2022

School shootings, killer tornados, massive wildfires...corporate media's always on the job.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
4. I didn't see him selling anything, and I hope somebody offers to provide
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 09:34 AM
Sep 2022

some care for her husband to take the load off of her.

lindysalsagal

(20,581 posts)
5. They're only on the air because of ads. And putting this vulnerable woman on live TV, not knowing
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 09:38 AM
Sep 2022

what she'll say, what she'll have to live with, is taking advantage of her. It's unconscionable. They all get rich being on-air anchors exploiting her distress.

Liberal In Texas

(13,531 posts)
6. They're on the air because the ads pay for that. And putting victims on the air is called NEWS.
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 09:45 AM
Sep 2022

It's called commercial television. If you don't like it, watch Free Speech TV or PBS.

The people putting things on the air also need the break time to organize and plan for what comes out of the break.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Speaking of exploiting, this woman is reeling from REAL, immediate losses
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 11:49 AM
Sep 2022

from a giant hurricane.

Is it RIGHT to spin her hurricane devastation to express one's own grievances against...Morning Joe, corporate sponsors, etc?

Has she said she has a problem with any of this? This is key.

Explanations of their own exploitation of Morning Joe viewers BY viewers would eliminate inadvertently exploiting the tragedies of others. We have viewers right here who can probably offer examples of how tuning in and watching Mika and commercials exploited them right this morning.

Of course just complaining about a perceived problem is perfectly legitimate too. I was watching for a while, but I wasn't thinking of that and so don't have any good material either way.

Stinky The Clown

(67,761 posts)
10. I saw that when it was first aired. Put yourself in HER shoes for a minute. THINK about her story.
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 04:31 PM
Sep 2022

THINK about her quadriplegic husband, strapped under blankets and wearing a flotation device in case their shelter was violated. THINK how frightened and helpless he must have been feeling. THINK how that woman, who is her husband's caregiver, was traumatized.

Hurricane porn is a reporter hanging onto a whipping stop sign for a stupid live shot.

THAT story was the opposite.

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