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For those of you in the path of this big winter storm, how are you / how have you prepared? (dubvee.org)
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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is what I’m so shocked by! I naively thought they’d just report the weather. Not use it as “if it bleeds, it leads”-style reporting.

I don’t know why I thought that they’d maintain the integrity of their weather reporting. I am foolish.

This is the first time I’ve very clearly noticed a discrepancy in what the media was reporting and what was actually happening.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

I recall a (more localized) media hype event twenty years ago that caused people to literally die (mainly the most vulnerable too - infants and the elderly).

The ethical juggling went something like "well, people needed to be informed just in case the worst would happen", which while it contains a kernel of truth is also pure bullshit.

Money money money, may the buyer beware.