Dub tee eff?

CuccoLady · 07-05-2010, 11:59 PM

Video - Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf - White House

The first 3 minutes or so are really all you need to get the story.

The video contains a LOT more commentary than actual factual information, but that information made me WTF hard.

Thoughts? Ideas as to why banning the media in a disaster area everyone is concerned about is a good idea?

**Valigarmander** · 07-06-2010, 12:25 AM

My computer doesn't have sound, and I can't seem to find any news articles about this. What is this exactly?

Robotazy · 07-06-2010, 12:53 AM

Eh, our newspaper has had the oil spill on the front cover for about 5 weeks or more now.

Though I'm sure someone is going to say how this is terrible and we need 24 hour coverage of a growing black oily mess.

And that I'm an insensitive monster.

eh.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-06-2010, 02:16 AM

TV reporters are usually douchebags, though. I mean, they could be doing ridiculously dangerous crap by trying to visit the oil spill with electronics.

65 feet is reasonable, especially considering the dangers of malfunctioning flash photography. They can easily use telescopic/long focus lenses, there shouldn't be a big hit in the quality of reporting because of this. A mile is 5280 feet. That's only 001.1% of a mile. The only thing this should do is force publishers to use skilled photographers.

07-05-2010, 11:59 PM	#1
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Dub tee eff? Video - Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf - White House The first 3 minutes or so are really all you need to get the story. The video contains a LOT more commentary than actual factual information, but that information made me WTF hard. Thoughts? Ideas as to why banning the media in a disaster area everyone is concerned about is a good idea?

07-06-2010, 02:16 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	TV reporters are usually douchebags, though. I mean, they could be doing ridiculously dangerous crap by trying to visit the oil spill with electronics. 65 feet is reasonable, especially considering the dangers of malfunctioning flash photography. They can easily use telescopic/long focus lenses, there shouldn't be a big hit in the quality of reporting because of this. A mile is 5280 feet. That's only 001.1% of a mile. The only thing this should do is force publishers to use skilled photographers. Last edited by Cosmonautical; 07-06-2010 at 02:27 AM.

07-06-2010, 12:25 AM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	My computer doesn't have sound, and I can't seem to find any news articles about this. What is this exactly?

07-06-2010, 12:53 AM	#3
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Eh, our newspaper has had the oil spill on the front cover for about 5 weeks or more now. Though I'm sure someone is going to say how this is terrible and we need 24 hour coverage of a growing black oily mess. And that I'm an insensitive monster. eh.