Comments on: A mighty wind http://liveapartmentfire.com/2008/09/03/a-mighty-wind/ Suspicious packages, and more Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike daly http://liveapartmentfire.com/2008/09/03/a-mighty-wind/#comment-1116 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:55:54 +0000 http://liveapartmentfire.wordpress.com/?p=599#comment-1116 I still worry about the day when a reporter stands in too much wind, ala Jeff Flock, and gets whacked by a piece of wood, metal or glass flying a hundred miles an hour.
It is one of the ultimate cat and mouse games, though. You wonder what you have to do to get to the right place at the right time for the best video and not get killed.
You drive down the one lane in the highway going into the storm area while watching thousands of people evacuating in the opposite direction on the other side of the road. You cross bridges with high winds that rock your truck. You stay at the beach long after the cops have told you it’s in your best interest to leave. You hope the extra rain cover you duct taped to your camera will allow your gear to survive.
You then struggle through the next few days of “Aftermath” coverage for the morning show, noon, five, six and ten after the adrenalin has worn off. If you are lucky, you will learn the true meaning of the “Eye of the Storm.” It’s the calm part and if you’ve ever watched the cloudless sky while listening to the back end of the storm approaching, you will have experienced one of the most eerie feelings you can imagine.

]]> By: spaceyg http://liveapartmentfire.com/2008/09/03/a-mighty-wind/#comment-1111 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:22:43 +0000 http://liveapartmentfire.wordpress.com/?p=599#comment-1111 I know it’s not your beat here at LAF, but indie shooter/blogger/reporter Amani Channel has been doing lots of hurricane-related stuff at:
http://www.myurbanreport.com/

Being fully in this century, Channel has also been Tweeting on Twitter and doing live streams… all that new media bells and whistles that the folk under 40 love. Meanwhile, the offspring of Chris and Don delivers LAFires and roadkill updates to people bedridden in nursing homes…

You tell me where you’d rather be if you were a young journalist, not just on “the talent” track for Viagra Nation.

]]> By: Edward http://liveapartmentfire.com/2008/09/03/a-mighty-wind/#comment-1105 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:23:34 +0000 http://liveapartmentfire.wordpress.com/?p=599#comment-1105 Who will be sent to cover Hurricane Winne?

]]> By: atlbigear http://liveapartmentfire.com/2008/09/03/a-mighty-wind/#comment-1103 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:18:14 +0000 http://liveapartmentfire.wordpress.com/?p=599#comment-1103 hurricanes are the only time that reporters regret lossing weight…

how many times have they said “hunker down” by now?

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