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WSB-TV going all out for the drought

jal41

jal41

WSB-TV is really pulling out all of the stops for the drought. They are spending at least 10 minutes on every newscast talking about it. They have produced one special that aired last Sunday, and they will have another one Tuesday night at 8 PM. They also now show a ticker on the screen anytime they talk about the drought (last week, it was on screen during an entire newscast). They also cut in to kids programming this morning to cover the governor's news confrence.

The anchor at noon today said "we own this story". Looks like they do.
 
WSB would report if we had a severe ketchup shortage just to get ratings. They would call it a crisis also if they knew they could make money off of it.
 
Richard Belcher did a live shot from Washington DC in front of the White House at 5 PM Today (Despite the fact they have the shared Cox Washington buerau and Scott McFarlin). They also sent Fred Blankenship to his old stomping ground of San Diego to get drought related stories for WSB-TV.

This is officially a Level 5 Sensatationalization. I have never seen WSB-TV go this far on a story. They might as well send ABC programming to another station, and change WSB-TV into all-drought news 24/7.
 
A city of 5 million people has, perhaps, an 80 day supply of water. Residents STILL don't grasp the magnitude of the crisis. And you question the news coverage?

I'm no fan of Channel 2, but, on a story like this, there cannot be enough coverage. This is a story that is not going away, and a crisis that is only going to get worse, if not in the near future, then long term.

Like the wildfires in California, the drought in Atlanta is THE story, locally. Anything the news stations can do to enlighten the public is welcome.
 
tlyle said:
WSB would report if we had a severe ketchup shortage just to get ratings. They would call it a crisis also if they knew they could make money off of it.
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A lot of times they do seem to over-emphasize an issue, but not on this one. It's the biggest story of the time.
Knowsnews2 said:
A city of 5 million people has, perhaps, an 80 day supply of water. Residents STILL don't grasp the magnitude of the crisis. And you question the news coverage?

I'm no fan of Channel 2, but, on a story like this, there cannot be enough coverage. This is a story that is not going away, and a crisis that is only going to get worse, if not in the near future, then long term.

Like the wildfires in California, the drought in Atlanta is THE story, locally. Anything the news stations can do to enlighten the public is welcome.
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This is my point exactly. All four stations should be doing the same. This could definately be a life-altering experience if the reservoirs go dry. The complaint is that it's on all the time. If they weren't talking about it, and the masses turn on their faucets and nothing comes out, then they'd complain "Why didn't anybody cover this???" It's either reported too much on, or not enough on. And, especially since it's happening here, what would you rather have them report on, a tree falls in Yellowstone Park?
 
Hey, it could be worse. We could be on fire, too. :eek:
 
Very true. There was no better commute than to contend with the smog, idiot drivers, AND smoke from South Georgia! At least we had water then. :D
 
No earlier this past summer the Southeastern part of the state suffered from wild fires. Though it wasn't as big as the ones in CA it still burned thousands of acres in South GA and North FL.
 
Why can't Alabama and Florida build their own reservoirs further down the river for their needs? They just assume it should be our responsibility to keep them in water for their mussels and electrity?
 
RTibbs said:
Why can't Alabama and Florida build their own reservoirs further down the river for their needs? They just assume it should be our responsibility to keep them in water for their mussels and electrity?
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Because the water in Lake Lanier belongs to the federal government, not to Georgia. Federal tax dollars built the lake, and the feds have controlled it since then.

In fact, Lake Lanier was built for power generation and flood control. Drinking water was a secondary purpose. We just decided to use it for our drinking water and now we wonder why we're running out.
 
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