Every year when hurricane season starts you see reporters from just about every TV station reporting live from the scene of a hurricane. This to me would be about as safe as beinmg a war reporter.
2006-06-14 02:13:18 · 10 answers · asked by bdeagle1 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
For one thing, hurricanes that have the potential to cause damage, death and destruction are newsworthy events whose coverage are watched by almost anyone tuned to the telly. It's a career move for weather reporters.
Another thing is that being in the middle of a hurricane gives one an adrenalin rush from feeling the forces of nature. Since this is entirely dependent on nature and you don't know when it will strike, it's best to be there to get this one of a kind rush that you won't get elsewhere.
2006-06-14 02:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Trillian 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Money. They get payed to do it. Also for their future in news media. Plus to get out of a boxy office. Take the first person that went over Niagera Falls in a barrel. It was a single middle aged woman who needed money to supprt her family. She was a school teacher and she thought up the idea. It payed off for her at first, but then her photographer stole her barrel and hired a young attractive girl to take her place on tours. Your question is a good one and lends one to think if money is really worth the risk that some people take. Especially in war zones! Have a nice day.
2006-06-14 02:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by Birddog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually find a very safe position to report and they always leave before it becomes very dangerous. Just because it looks very windy and rainy doesnt mean they are about to be killed. When Katrina, Ivan, etc actually came ashore, there were no reporters around---they all moved inland to spots where they were safer. The television stations do their best to make it look dramatic so you will watch and they can charge advertisers more. War reporting is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH, MUCh, WAAAYYYYYY more dangerous!!!!!
2006-06-14 02:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have an internal need to report news to the public. They feel the benefits outweigh the risks.
2006-06-14 02:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To win Awards.
2006-06-14 02:16:10 · answer #5 · answered by julia4evert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuase they feel guilty about being wrong about the weather so often, and need to show up on tv in dangerous situations to prove that their job is hard...
"Um, is it supposed to rain today?" 40% chance, no 20% chance...no 30% chance...ok, 30% chance it is...
THEY DON'T KNOW...
2006-06-14 02:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by DAVER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are willing to put their life on the line to deliver a story that could make their careers and get themselves premoted
2006-06-14 02:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by *~MimiAngel~* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their bosses tell them to do it. And it is a pretty big adrenaline rush!
2006-06-14 02:18:07 · answer #8 · answered by rhbill00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people do it for didderent reasons . some peopel do it bcuz they love wha they do journalism......i wanna be a new reporter n i wld do it
2006-06-14 14:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by kara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY KNOW THAT IT IS THEIR JOB TO REPORT STUFF LIKE THAT. IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE DOING IT THEN THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. THEY KNOW THE RISKS BUT HEY SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE THAT RISK.
2006-06-14 02:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋