News Reporting

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:12 am

Just this AM I was watching the news on TV and there were three items of news that really irritated me. One news item went on to report that "and elderly gentlemen was severely beaten by three young gentlemen", WHAT?? GENTLEMEN??

The second item was reported that "a young mother had passed away during a tornado" PASSED AWAY??? Hell's Fire Man, she was KILLED. She did not die of cancer or have a heart attack.

The third item was not as bad but still seems like an attempt to soften tragedy and violence. "The earthquake victims in Italy were laid to rest"

LAID TO REST???

Along with the ever present Politically Correct statements or criticisms of statements as not being politically correct, we have to endure this wishy washy reporting. Is this what is being taught in the schools of Journalism now?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:58 am

Lon;1173038 wrote: Just this AM I was watching the news on TV and there were three items of news that really irritated me. One news item went on to report that "and elderly gentlemen was severely beaten by three young gentlemen", WHAT?? GENTLEMEN??

The second item was reported that "a young mother had passed away during a tornado" PASSED AWAY??? Hell's Fire Man, she was KILLED. She did not die of cancer or have a heart attack.

The third item was not as bad but still seems like an attempt to soften tragedy and violence. "The earthquake victims in Italy were laid to rest"

LAID TO REST???

Along with the ever present Politically Correct statements or criticisms of statements as not being politically correct, we have to endure this wishy washy reporting. Is this what is being taught in the schools of Journalism now?

that is just to weird, they don't talk like that here.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:01 am

It's what's called "sugaring the pill"

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:04 am

so glad I live in Canada.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:11 am

Odie;1173069 wrote: so glad I live in Canada.

So are we.:yh_rotfl

You could always move to England. Lots of friends for you there.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Nah we like our Canadian friends.:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:13 pm

YZGI;1173072 wrote: So are we.:yh_rotfl

You could always move to England. Lots of friends for you there.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Nah we like our Canadian friends.:-4

you do know this means war right?

and I think we might have one battleship?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

no, well have to get the states involved...they have plenty of everything!:eek::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I would love to live in England, we watch so many home shows from there, the houses are spaced out....little quaint towns everywhere, sheep in the meadows.......deer wander into your backyard, ducks everywhere.....and we know to stay off the moors!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:39 pm

I would love to live in England, we watch so many home shows from there, the houses are spaced out....little quaint towns everywhere, sheep in the meadows.......deer wander into your backyard, ducks everywhere.....and we know to stay off the moors!

(doubtfully) Well, I suppose I could try and tie antlers onto my squirrels, stick cotton wool on the pigeons, and knock down the neighbours....

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:45 pm

Clodhopper;1173111 wrote: (doubtfully) Well, I suppose I could try and tie antlers onto my squirrels, stick cotton wool on the pigeons, and knock down the neighbours....
:yh_rotfl

It amazes me the picture people have of Blighty.

Post by **Peter Lake** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:42 pm

abbey;1173150 wrote: :yh_rotfl

It amazes me the picture people have of Blighty.
:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl Have a drive through Bristol City Centre on a saturday night when the clubs kick out :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:34 pm

abbey;1173150 wrote: :yh_rotfl

It amazes me the picture people have of Blighty.

My parents took me to the States in 1976 to stay with my mums American penfriend. They thought Upstairs Downstairs was a true picture of how we lived and were amazed when we didn't step off the plane in Edwardian costume! :wah:

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:37 pm

Lon;1173038 wrote: Just this AM I was watching the news on TV and there were three items of news that really irritated me. One news item went on to report that "and elderly gentlemen was severely beaten by three young gentlemen", WHAT?? GENTLEMEN??

The second item was reported that "a young mother had passed away during a tornado" PASSED AWAY??? Hell's Fire Man, she was KILLED. She did not die of cancer or have a heart attack.

The third item was not as bad but still seems like an attempt to soften tragedy and violence. "The earthquake victims in Italy were laid to rest"

LAID TO REST???

Along with the ever present Politically Correct statements or criticisms of statements as not being politically correct, we have to endure this wishy washy reporting. Is this what is being taught in the schools of Journalism now?How else do you want the news reported? I think the first one is kind of dumb as well but the second two... can be touchy... i mean i would rather not people get annoyed at me for being heartless..

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:39 pm

Rapunzel;1173215 wrote: My parents took me to the States in 1976 to stay with my mums American penfriend. They thought Upstairs Downstairs was a true picture of how we lived and were amazed when we didn't step off the plane in Edwardian costume! :wah:

You have to admit though....you guys are pretty freaky.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:03 pm

Odie;1173097 wrote: you do know this means war right?

and I think we might have one battleship?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

no, well have to get the states involved...they have plenty of everything!:eek::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I would love to live in England, we watch so many home shows from there, the houses are spaced out....little quaint towns everywhere, sheep in the meadows.......deer wander into your backyard, ducks everywhere.....and we know to stay off the moors!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Odie..........

It just may a optical delusion??????

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:23 am

I have never heard news reported that way here either, Lon. No soft expressions like "laid to rest" or "passed away" in a newscast.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:25 am

Odie;1173097 wrote: you do know this means war right?

and I think we might have one battleship?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

no, well have to get the states involved...they have plenty of everything!:eek::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I would love to live in England, we watch so many home shows from there, the houses are spaced out....little quaint towns everywhere, sheep in the meadows.......deer wander into your backyard, ducks everywhere.....and we know to stay off the moors!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:wah: Except for the "sheep in the meadows" that sounds like southeast Georgia. We have cow pastures.

And no moors either.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:43 pm

I revised it to make it more realistic for you Lon.

(CNN) -- A sixth person has bled out from a bullet severing an artery traveled to his left lung exploding the soft tissue on impact then settling in his spleen after a shooting in a townhouse in Santa Clara, California, police said Monday.

Police found five people, shot to a bloody pulp with brain and internal organ tissue splattered across the length of the room Sunday night in the townhouse.

A person died overnight from gunshot wounds that pierced an eyeball riveting a burning hole through his brain finally resting in the spinal cord from which leaked milky bone marrow onto the new carpet leaving an unsightly yellowish stain, said Lt. Phil Cooke of the Santa Clara Police Department.

An adult female remains in the hospital Monday in critical condition with a gaping ragged hole the size of a quarter in her neck. The effect was vivid and gruesome as blood spurted more than 9' in a rythmic pulsating action that resembled a fountain found on the strip in Las vegas, Cooke said.

Police were called to the scene after a neighbor noticed an injured person outside the home around 8:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. ET) Sunday, Cooke said. When police arrived, other victims were found inside.

The shootings are thought to be part of a murder-suicide, with the shooter believed to be one of the dead lifeless lumps of rotting flesh infested with maggots excavating through the bloated corpse, according to Cooke.

The names of the victims are being withheld as the investigation continues.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:59 pm

Nomad;1173929 wrote: I revised it to make it more realistic for you Lon.

(CNN) -- A sixth person has bled out from a bullet severing an artery traveled to his left lung exploding the soft tissue on impact then settling in his spleen after a shooting in a townhouse in Santa Clara, California, police said Monday.

Police found five people, shot to a bloody pulp with brain and internal organ tissue splattered across the length of the room Sunday night in the townhouse.

A person died overnight from gunshot wounds that pierced an eyeball riveting a burning hole through his brain finally resting in the spinal cord from which leaked milky bone marrow onto the new carpet leaving an unsightly yellowish stain, said Lt. Phil Cooke of the Santa Clara Police Department.

An adult female remains in the hospital Monday in critical condition with a gaping ragged hole the size of a quarter in her neck. The effect was vivid and gruesome as blood spurted more than 9' in a rythmic pulsating action that resembled a fountain found on the strip in Las vegas, Cooke said.

Police were called to the scene after a neighbor noticed an injured person outside the home around 8:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. ET) Sunday, Cooke said. When police arrived, other victims were found inside.

The shootings are thought to be part of a murder-suicide, with the shooter believed to be one of the dead lifeless lumps of rotting flesh infested with maggots excavating through the bloated corpse, according to Cooke.

The names of the victims are being withheld as the investigation continues.

Now that's reporting.:-3

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:41 am

Lon lives in California, that's why he gets fluffy news! :p