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The Weather Channel ALWAYS over-sensationalizes. I do not trust them to report accurately.
Any news outlet always blows stuff out of proportion. It's why they put a name on any storm they can, because it trends and brings in more eyeballs. I stopped watching the news and can honestly say I feel much better. News does nothing but put fear and negativity down your throat.
Any news outlet always blows stuff out of proportion. It's why they put a name on any storm they can, because it trends and brings in more eyeballs. I stopped watching the news and can honestly say I feel much better. News does nothing but put fear and negativity down your throat.
While there is a certain amount of truth to that, its not that clear cut. If one lived in Charleston, it would have been foolhardy, and perhaps fatal, to ignore the recent forecast. Like anything else, one has to use judgement and discernment.
Well it's easy to stick your head in the sand and not think about the fact that but for the mercy of God and 225 miles those horrible scenes of devastation could be right here in Raleigh. If nothing else something like this makes me stop and appreciate the fact that we were spared the life changing hardships our neighbors in SC are going to go through.
While there is a certain amount of truth to that, its not that clear cut. If one lived in Charleston, it would have been foolhardy, and perhaps fatal, to ignore the recent forecast. Like anything else, one has to use judgement and discernment.
There is also a difference between watching the news and becoming informed via other methods. Just because you don't turn the TV on at 6 or 11 to ingest the TV version, doesn't mean you are not informed. Also, given social media and the internet, you may know about your topic of interest (with information from multiple sources) than if you wait for the "inefficient" tv broadcast (where you need to wait through commercials and other topics which may not interest you).
Any news outlet always blows stuff out of proportion. It's why they put a name on any storm they can, because it trends and brings in more eyeballs. I stopped watching the news and can honestly say I feel much better. News does nothing but put fear and negativity down your throat.
News outlets don't name storms, the National Weather Service does.
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