Opinions about Politics & more from a Latino-American who is not-so-young-anymore
Saturday, September 9, 2017
News-media (CNN, MSNBC) coverage of Hurricane "Irma"
First of all, just so you know, I've been busy the last 24 to 48 hours, so I haven't been able to watch too much TV.
However, when I do watch TV, I always turn to the news channels.
Given that, when I did have a chance to glance at my TV screen (CNN & MSNBC's coverage) last night, the first thing that came to mind was the above @Dena tweet (which I saw retweeted yesterday).
Because let me be clear; it appears to me & most importantly: to over 90% of scientists, that the temperature of the Oceans is warming & now we're watching the tragic consequences.
Therefore, I agree with @Dena; the debate over climate change is not given the necessary coverage by the cable news channels (I'm referring to CNN & MSNBC: though in all fairness, MSNBC did have Chris Hayes on tonight discussing it which is a plus).
I won't even bother with FoxNews because it's obvious (to me anyways) they have a strong corporatist right-wing agenda & will always deny climate change.
But I gotta admit, like probably a lot of Americans, I haven't followed "Irma" updates these last 24 hours because of previous commitments (in other words (as mentioned before): I've been too busy to watch news).
So the following reviews are from someone who doesn't know anything about hurricanes, & who hasn't watched too much hurricane coverage lately:
Last night (before I went out), I quickly watched MSNBC (picture below), & I noticed Irma seemed to have made landfall in Cuba. My thoughts & prayers to the people of Cuba but I'd hoped that (maybe) Florida would be spared:
Then this morning (before I went out to the store), I briefly watched CNN. & I noticed Irma appeared to have begun disintegrating after battering Cuba (shows you how little I know about hurricanes):
Tonight (picture below), although Cuba did stop Irma's momentum somewhat, Irma seems to have re-organized (all the meteorologists computer models appear to have been right). & according to these same meteorologists, this monster of a hurricane is heading north & will probably make landfall as a category three somewhere on the west coast of Florida:
Tragic situation. My thoughts & prayers are with the people of Florida.
As far as news coverage for hurricane Irma (which is what I initially wanted to write about), while I don't agree with the tone sometimes (& me watching it from the safety of my home hundreds of miles away), it is nevertheless a necessary public service since many people in Florida still have power & are thus watching along with us. Therefore, any necessary (relevant) information they receive from authorities could be life-saving in these last crucial hours in which they still have power.
Last night, I noticed Ali Velshi was hosting MSNBC's hurricane Irma coverage. Tonight, he hosted again along with Stephanie Ruhle, which makes the channel seem like Velshi's MSNBC. Which is fine, Velshi is a smart dude especially when it comes to financial issues affecting the country (& he will always argue with politicians when they try to parrot their tired talking points). So I'll probably stick with MSNBC's coverage tomorrow, though CNN (despite Trump saying is #fakeNews) will be another competent credible option.
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