I've seen way too many reporters ask the grieving family member "How did you feel when you heard about...???"
I'm about to generalize here so beware...
Reporters are ratings whores!! They are looking for "the one" that will get the evening teaser spot!!
They have little care for "how did you feel....?...they care that your sobbing and tears will make a good bit of TV...and beat their competitor's in the ratings!!!
So Matt don't try to walk any high road with "getting the story to the community" the news the community needs to know is the interstate is closed...they DON'T need to know that the car flipped 10 times and there are bit's of brain all about the place!!! But the RATINGS WHORES sure would like a bit of Video of the brain bits!!
Pond Scum describes MOST reporters...
Henly said it 18 years ago...
I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry
Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em all around
We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam
In her eye
Its interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry
Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
Running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry
You dont really need to find out whats going on
You dont really want to know just how far its gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre stiff
Kick em all around
Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry
We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When its said and done we havent told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!
