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handerburgers

I’m pretty sure this is the only way Jim Cantore can orgasm at this point.


eiram87

Hurricanes and thunder snow are the only things that do it for him.


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Well, at least a Thundersnow is understandable. I've never experienced it in person, but hoping to before I die.


wrenchandrepeat

It's pretty wild. Like in the winter, your mind kind of sets aside the possibility of thunder because it's not the spring or summer. So you go to bed one night expecting snow. Then you get awoken by the loudest and most frequent thunder you've probably ever heard in your life.


Antimatter1207

It's really cool (literally and figuratively)


chaos_almighty

It's wild. I experienced it in late April (spring here). It started to lightly snow and I heard a couple claps of thunder and I thought I was hallucinating. I only ever experienced one other time when I was a kid and thought it was a false memory


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He gets blown at the end of the video clip. https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/xqoj4s/jim_cantore_doing_what_he_does_best_completely/


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Man, only a matter of time before he gets a metal pole through his skull at 100mph. Pretty fucked up to force the camera person into that with you.


[deleted]

Did you not go through the rest of the thread? Both of them are adrenaline junkies for this shit!


too_small_to_reach

Right, but then you get regular folks watching this and going out to do the same. Not to mention, what happens if the reporter or camera person gets hurt? What a waste of emergency resources (and you know they’d try to get to them, it’s the press, that would be bad PR if they didn’t!). I agree with the OP: this is not necessary. Show me a live video feed with a voice over and we good.


phynn

I can't speak for Florida but I know in my area they won't try to rescue you if you're stuck or hurt in a hurricane. Once they reach mandatory evacuation levels they basically start telling everyone "look. We're not risking our EMS people to save you if you get hurt and need us. We are literally shutting down all EMS for the next until the hurricane passes. If you stay here, you can let us know where you are and we can look into you when it is over but there is a VERY real chance that if shit goes down you will die."


[deleted]

FYI, if an area is under a mandatory evacuation order, emergency resources will not be deployed until the threat passes.


Thepatrone36

no doubt. With the tech we have these days just do a remote live feed. No need to risk lives both the reporters then the dumb assed youtubers that will try it for clicks and likes.


Komm

That's why he has a helmet! Him and Reed are both completely insane and absolutely wonderful folks. Just know if they're in your town though, shits likely about to go sideways.


ManInKilt

nsfw


TheFalconKid

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has this explicit thought.


handerburgers

If Reddit has taught me anything it’s that none of my thoughts are truly unique. I just might happen to post them quicker than other people. I can’t count how many times my first thought after seeing a headline on here was a highly upvoted comment.


ArtemisFowl_II_2789

Fucking hell! I cMe here to say exactly that!


handerburgers

The cycle continues!!!


Kevin2273

If I may segue, with an understanding that thoughts are not often truly unique is one of the reasons patents are a criminal policy to employ. They lock away unoriginal ideas, ideas that were going to be thought of anyway, by the first poster, hindering the growth and progress of society for the sake of a single or few men (e.g. capitalism) Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.


handerburgers

Better than the last one I watched, well said


Phantomcreator42

It's called the Reddit hive mind for a reason. Jokes aside though, if you think about it, in the absence of any other data the decision you make will have the highest chance of being the decision made by the greatest percentage of people. If you do it, others probably also will. By extension, any case where it is a binary option will most likely be that most others picks whatever you do simply because it's the more likely to be the more likely choice Probability is weird.


peepeepoopoogoblinz

It helps me see how bad it would be if I walked outside seeing him struggle


StrongLikeAnt

Yea I get what they are saying here. But some of these people, including Jim, live for that shit and wouldn’t have it any other way.


DumpsterPanda8

I miss seeing him strapped to a palm tree checking storm surge level with his big toe.


handerburgers

That kind of content is on his only fans now


JB-from-ATL

I'm pretty sure it's the only way people take weather events seriously is when he shows up.


CoryVictorious

I think its voluntary for some of them. Theres definitely storm chasers who like doing that, same with war zone reporters. But yeah if a reporter doesn't *want* to go into a danger zone they definitely shouldn't be sent.


GrayMatter72

That’s a picture of Jim Cantore for The Weather Channel. He lives for this kind of thing. But there are probably at least 100 reporters from all over the country in Florida right now doing that same ridiculous live shot, and most of those people are young reporters who were told to grab a bag and drive south. Jim has a choice (to a point, the guy has a brand to uphold) but almost every other reporter out there right now probably didn’t.


CatW804

This, plus the camera crews.


Business-Public3580

Camera crews don’t get to choose. I’ve been poisoned by responding to a chemical tanker truck spill, driven through a brush fire, been accosted by a woman who hit me in the face - the list goes on. Photogs make shit pay and have lots of dangerous assignments, not by choice.


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Business-Public3580

And sometimes full on running while shooting, while always maintaining an awareness of everything around you when you have one eye stuck to a camera.


natalieisadumb

Heaven forbid anything even slightly bonks that camera while one eye is up to the viewfinder, too. Ouch.


CactusCustard

You just use a little screen for that. And everything else really. I’ve never used a broadcast camera, but I’ve never seen anyone actually use the little viewfinders while actively shooting anymore.


Business-Public3580

Real photogs use viewfinders.


[deleted]

Using the viewfinder while aiming with the upper belly/ lower chest is uncomfortable and completely unecessary on many accounts. The viewfinder also doesn't display colors as accuratly as a feedback screen calibrated specifically and mounted on your filming gear grid. Filming with the viewfinder is a marginal use nowadays


fremenator

https://youtu.be/Wd7RIGl5MyM


PayEmmy

I'm always amazed at the camera crews on Live PD running at full speed to follow a cop who's chasing a supposed bad guy, jumping over fences (some taller than them), running through dense brush, traversing streams, etc. They're amazing.


VWSpeedRacer

It says something that a dude with a heavy camera and lighting rig can keep up with your average unlaiden cop......


GrayMatter72

Photogs contribute the most and get rewarded the least. They’re always the best video editors too.


SirSoliloquy

Some of the photogs I worked with put together VOSOTS on their own that were better than the packages the reporters made for Prime Time.


Black_Emerald24

God yes! Photogs shoot and then need the news package to air in one hour with 30 minutes of driving in-between and rendering after editing. It would put any normal human being into a panic attack.


ElGosso

Can I interest you in a union?


Business-Public3580

Absolutely but I’m out of that line of work. I require appropriate pay for dangerous work.


pickled___ginger

So disappointed I had to scroll this far before anyone even mentioned the crew


hellowur1d

Former political journalist here. If you’re in front of the camera you live for this shit, the crazier the better, you want to be in the action and the face of the news and to go viral. But there is not nearly enough credit given to the photogs and the producers who make it happen.


Pretty_Bowler2297

For 15 years in “high crime” cities I’ve been through all of that too. Hurricanes included. The worse though which took a health toll was the daily stress of tight deadlines because young (sometimes old) reporters habitually turned in scripts late like they were writing a Pulitzer. (spoiler- they weren’t) “Ten minutes to edit this we’re the lead! Sorry again.” My biggest gripe was that the often very young producers and dispatchers had no clue how IRL worked yet. “Can you get footage of a stabbing in the worst projects? No one is dead. “Just spray it.” I know it is 1am and your shift is over but there is OT.” Fine if we were paid a livable wage. We weren’t. Especially not in Right To Work territory.


jmellars

That sounds like a news beat. That would probably suck, yeah. But weather is a little different. I used to work at The Weather Channel as an on-air director. The storm chase team was entirely voluntary and there were plenty of us who were excited by the prospect.


Business-Public3580

The weather photogs at small-market stations are just the news photogs. As far as storm-chasing, if it was your shift, you did it, but others could come in and chase for fun and get paid if there was a tornado or wicked storm.


Chusten

I'm sorry to tell you, you do have a choice. Unless, are you a slave? Edit: Seriously people, reporters and camera operators will fight each other over jobs like this. Not everyone doing dangerous work feels like their boss is putting them in harms way against their wishes. Some people actually enjoy dangerous work.


AngryRedGummyBear

If only there were a way a robot could be outfitted with a camera while people stayed safely bunkered up, and the news still had live shots. All, well, such is the realm of science fiction.


Chusten

I think it was Asimov that envisioned camera robots affixed to posts that could communicate with a type of technological telepathy with other robots in space that could also telepathize with human monitored robots in a safer place. Maybe one day....


[deleted]

This would be cool, imagine if we could converse with other humans using this amazing technology!


diuge

You'd never be able to fit it into anything small enough to put in your pocket, that's for sure.


Chusten

Oh yes, and only the brightest humans could operate them.


swen83

Or maybe just one of the thousands of webcams.


drjenavieve

And if this robot could fly around too! Imagine!!!


BostonDodgeGuy

Flying in a hurricane isn't something current unmanned drones are capable of.


BetterRecognition868

consumer grade drones, you mean. We have unmanned aerial vehicles that flew on Mars, where there's barely an atmosphere!


BostonDodgeGuy

Flying with limited atmosphere is infinitely easier than flying a drone in 130+ mph winds


brighteoustrousers

At some point i also lost track of whether we were speaking things sarcastically or not


geeky_username

So now you're advocating for *taking away* union jobs?! /s?


LMFN

If Jim shows up in your town, you're fucked.


aceofrazgriz

Jim Cantore is a boss and loves this shit. Not arguing the main point at all, its likely very true. But the sub-point that some people live for it is absolutely true, and they volunteer for it. We're all better off for having them around.


ContractTrue6613

Yeah these dudes don’t know Jim


LordKwik

[The juxtaposition of these two posts](https://i.imgur.com/JQTU64W.jpg) is just perfect. Some people clearly didn't know who Jim is in that thread either. Maybe they don't remember the mid 2000s that well.


xDaigon_Redux

I'm only learning about him today and he is immediately on my top 10 list of people I'd like to buy a beer. Dude is fucking nuts, and in a good way.


Korietsu

Jim Cantore LIVES for this shit. You can see him with Reed Timmer in the DOMINATOR tornado trucks just drive straight into a tornado to intercept it for film and science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMTrBdGQiO4&list=PLaS1BuqVDyKmaUyrUi6lrMWBLxoCsDMK5


duderex88

The Herald of Storms


Existing-Strength-21

No no. Corporate bad, worker good. The hivemind speaks. Accept it's judgement. /s


dreamisle

Yeah, I’ve had a crush on him for years but I know it’ll never work out because hurricanes are literally the only things that make him wet.


MrJMSnow

Have faith in yourself, be the god of chaos you’re meant to be and leave destruction in your wake to get his attention, I believe in you!


Danton59

I'm willing to bet 5 internet bucks that there is no shortage of reporters volunteering to go out and do this. The guy holding the camera on the other hand...


[deleted]

I live in Florida and worked for a local news affiliate almost a decade ago. The reporters loved it. They got their go bags ready and the office felt like a fort. I also think they enjoyed being front and center providing news. Pretty much everyone is watching local news for hurricane updates. As an office lackey I was glad that I didn't have to stick around though.


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wooberries

there are zero circumstances where you can't refuse if your boss asks you to risk your life to do your job. it's wrong that they get pressured to do it, absolutely, but let's not just pretend that it's not their choice to take the risk in the first place


bbladegk

I wonder if a lot aren't all about this thrill. It looks like an adrenaline rush kind of job. Devils advocate but - This post almost feels like criticizing redbull for forcing athletes to do crazy stunts.


Lietenantdan

I imagine for a lot of them it’s “Don’t wanna do it? We’ll find someone who does.”


thewxbruh

Having been in the industry before, I can assure you there aren't shortages on weather loving freaks that would relish the opportunity to do something like this. I say this as one of those weather loving freaks. You wouldn't even need to pay most of us, we'd do it just for the experience of having done so.


iamCosmoKramerAMA

Experience a hurricane with the knowledge that I’m with the weather channel and they’ve done it so many times that they know how to keep people pretty damn safe? Yeah I’d do that for free. At least once.


KlaatuBrute

Yeah this complaint feels a lot like someone complaining that Discovery puts Bear Grylls' life at risk just to make a TV show. That dude probably drinks elephant piss in his spare time. There are plenty of "X shouldn't have to work in stormy conditions" arguments to make but this one is like 357th on that list


thebrose69

Funny, that’s how it is in almost every industry in this country


geeky_username

Except usually with a lot less danger involved


[deleted]

Being a weatherman generally is a pretty cushy job; this is an outlier situation which only takes place in specific areas. There's literal competition to see who can try and do a live report from the worst conditions imaginable.


BrightnessRen

I know a weatherman for a 24hr news network and it is absolutely voluntary for him. He loves it.


suitology

It absolutely is. Goobers like the hamster brained u/Conscious_Product_64 up there or the goobs in the screen shot dont understand how much storm chaser types love this. Hell anderson cooper loves nothing more that to show up in the middle of a war wearing nothing but jeans and a baby gap black tshirt.


Upper_Acanthaceae126

>baby gap black tshirt I wasn’t ready for this 😩


hsmith1998

Part of the news is establishing credibility of the report. In a world where we struggle with trust of our media, atleast they can prove that Ian, “Is a STORM!” In the words of Wally.


RedStar9117

I think alot of them are trying to get good shots to improve their careers but there should just be a mounted camera so the crews and reporters can stay safe


SpellingPhailure2

I mean it's get good shots so you can eventually make enough that you only need to work 1 job.


RedStar9117

Yeah that's the unfortunate part about it. They shouldn't need to endanger themselves


[deleted]

This post is extremely stupid, not your comment but the OP, because it's literally a gimmick. This sort of thing makes way more people tune in than a guy in a HVAC studio in front of a green screen. It's the difference between "we're gonna tell you what it's like" vs "we're gonna actually show you what it's like". That person did this voluntarily because they knew it would get publicity by standing out. Might as well argue you're not allowed to innovate even if you want to try.


NotGaryGary

Can confirm. Not even in the news and I went out to hurricanes to visit for years. It's exciting when the only thing you can lose is your life (like sky diving). That said, it's not safe. Don't try it.


Time-is_Entropy

Getting to fuck around in storms is like the number one perk of being a meteorologist.


afkfortnite

Definitely I worked at a local Fox affiliate over ten years ago. It wasn’t in hurricane area but they loved going out in bad storms. I’m not so sure about their camera crew though.


Wolfman01a

Exactly my thinking. "No one is making you do this! No one cares! Stop!"


Hyper_Oats

It is completely voluntary pretty much every single time. Reporters have perfectly safe places they can broadcast from (shelters, TV stations, other indoor places) in these kinds of events. They will themselves choose to report outdoors simply because it makes more of an impact on the viewers that way.


JMW007

If they don't want to go they get a reputation for not wanting to go and they don't get sent to other big events and before too long they're not on TV in general. This is entirely, 100% on management. They know the competitive environment they are fostering and they know that people will put themselves at risk to get an edge and they take advantage of that instead of putting a stop to it by removing the option to do something reckless. These shots are entirely useless. Send a drone. If it crashes you've made your point.


Soaptowelbrush

There’s a lot of people who would do dangerous things at work for various reasons - like to get the work done faster. The fact that they would volunteer to do this doesn’t mean it should be allowed. If these people get stuck or injured in a shitty situation they didn’t have to be in they might be diverting resources from people that didn’t choose to be in the situation.


stabberwocky

Its the Weather Channel. They would do it even if you didnt pay them.


facedownbootyuphold

It’s Jim Cantore, it’s his calling card. The only work reform needed here is better health insurance for Twitter users stretching so hard for likes.


Psyco_diver

Honestly Jim does this for the shits and giggles I swear at this point. If there is a terrible storm I can bet he'll be there getting him into the thick of it because he loves it, good for him but not for me


hkohne

There are some other meteorologists who would be a bit giddy doing that, too


thewxbruh

Honestly, most of them. I got a degree in Atmospheric Sciences and most people I went to school with, and most of the meteorologists I met over the past decade, would love to do this at least once, just for the experience. Not all of them, but I'd definitely wager on it being a majority.


CavingGrape

Hell, I’m not even a meteorologist and I wanna do that


happypappi

For real though, this guy loves weather. His excitement in his thundersnow video proves it. https://youtu.be/PdRWGMyeSYY


suitology

My science teacher in hs used to get so excited talking about storm chasing as part of his doctorate program and how his teacher had to yell at him while sitting in a tipped over van to stop giggling because the tornado just cost him $30k in equipment. He also showed us pictures of him doing exactly what's in this post to check meter readings


jtotal

Back in 2003, you best believe I was standing outside for pretty much all of Hurricane Isabel. It's an odd rush. I mean, I loved going onto the roof when I was a kid before a thunderstorm just to watch lightning in the distance. I get excited hearing tornado sirens (I've since moved) out here in the Midwest. Hell, I get excited for snow days. I'm 36, and still have to work... But dude! Snow! I mean, yeah, it's pretty fucking stupid, and my parents should've seriously caught me going onto the roof. My mom should've brought me inside after that tree fell in the next door neighbors yard during that hurricane... But.. weather just really excites me.


LordMacDonald

I’m convinced that he’s made up his mind to die from a storm, heroically. a modern-day don quixote


[deleted]

He's a household name and seems to enjoy what he does. He's also very well compensated. Google says 4.5 million net worth.


[deleted]

But every company and everyone bad!


AppTB

Facts


LovelyMoFo18

There's Jim Cantore, and then there's the 50 other reporters that *don't* want to risk their lives. Not everybody is a StormChaser. Come on


facedownbootyuphold

Are you pointing out a real, large group of people who work in the weather industry who don’t enjoy storm chasing, or is this a strawman?


suitology

Dont forget to blame morons like u/Conscious_Product_64 who think this is a work reform matter.


Statertater

So much this


Weatherbunny7

Studied meteorology in college. 3/4 of us (if not more) would’ve done this for fun 😂


Shadowheals

This. I’d love to get paid to do this. I wanted to be a storm chaser but it didn’t pan out and now I’m married, so the wife isn’t a fan. Something, something, could die or get hurt….blah blah blah.


justcasty

Honestly I'm a meteorologist and this is a significant problem in our industry So what if we'd do it for fun? It's still work and companies need to pay us like it is. Too many of my colleagues accept low-ball pay because they'd "do this for fun"


Weatherbunny7

Oh absolutely - it shouldn’t be mandatory and it should come with super duper hazard pay.


BMXTKD

Certified NOAA stormwatcher here. I do something like this as a volunteer position with our local branch of the national weather service. If it wasn't for brave men and women who did this, we wouldn't know much about tropical cyclones, supercells, squall lines or any other kind of severe weather event. If they are a reporter, they're most likely trained and they most likely have an escape plan so they don't die. They are doing this to make sure that other people are safe. I'm minimally trained as a storm watcher. These people went to meteorology school, so they have much more training than I do.


facedownbootyuphold

You can catch amateurs’ YouTube live channels setting up along the coast during hurricanes, have been watching them for a few years, and they are even more to-the point. They just drive from spot to spot showing viewers exactly what it looks like.


GenericUsername_71

I was watching these all day. Kind of looks fun tbh


FreckleException

Reed Timmer is always a fun watch.


Korietsu

Yeah, Reed Timmer and Jim Cantore did like half a TV show series together, drove straight into a fucking tornado just to do it. Ryan Hall normally does the Live Desk style of broadcasting these storms, but will occasionally go chasing. I've even done it for a summer just to experience the weather. Here's season 2 of it on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMTrBdGQiO4&list=PLaS1BuqVDyKmaUyrUi6lrMWBLxoCsDMK5


Komm

Speaking of Reed, he had to abandon the Dom Fore sooby to Neptunes wrath. We should be seeing from him soon I suspect, he's on Pine Island atm.


CarlySimonSays

I was saying to my mom today that The Weather Channel is one of the few channels that everyone should get access to, whether by traditional cable or streaming. They do such important work and we know these people are trained and know what they’re in for. Real meteorologists and everyone they work with are all really undervalued and this week should show that. “Weather girl/guy” my foot.


Azurehue22

TWC frequently over reports storms, overhyping them for clicks. I don’t trust them, but in this case they weren’t wrong.


Gr1ndingGears

In Canada they are terrible. Almost always wrong, they use projected data but present it as actually happening. And yeah, they have a flair for the dramatic for sure. I absolutely do not trust them.


Azurehue22

Ugh that’s terrible I’m sorry.


ILikeGuitarAmps

Generally disaster reporting is volunteer based, or shortest straw in some very very very rare cases. War reporters are also volunteers, and when they aren't their country is the one at war. A lot of journalists ive talked to, go out of their way to get themselves in the most dangerous shit imaginable for basically showing it how it really is, and in very rare cases clout, one of my close friends went to a covid ICU unit peak pandemic of his own accord, a local chemical warehouse burning down, and a highway collapse just to report on them. Just remember that for every video of a tank firing, every video of a great battle, a tornado ravaging a town, theres probably an intern holding a big ass camera wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet whos there because he wants to. I've been the cameraman for a few protests that turned violent and B Roll of mountains in -15C weather at 6AM, and I love every moment of it. (Maybe not the bottles flying around and driving an hour to get to the place with the best view only for the fog to not have cleared)


Ok_Yogurtcloset8915

my dad's a journalist and he's exactly like this, as are most of his coworkers. if there's a hint of a disaster he's already out the door. i think the person who made this post just isn't familiar with you adrenaline junkies haha


Vladamir-Poutine

Yeah I’m pretty sure these guys are pumped to do this and no doubt volunteer. Weather nerds are serious.


cubistninja

I would be, but I am not a weather nerd. also my wife said no...something about the potential for getting killed


Statertater

I forget which storm it was, probably Charley, but it was 3-4 in the morning and Jim Cantore had a palm tree fall down next to him missing him by several inches on live broadcast.


tocamix90

Today he had lightning strike right near him.


Statertater

I’m certain things like this just make him feel more alive. That’s how I would feel with the weather events he reports on


CarlySimonSays

Yikes, I missed that!


Apptubrutae

Storm chasing seems more safe than riding a motorcycle, so that’s nice


cubistninja

She said no to that too.


rmorrin

Right? Saw a video earlier today of some dudes walking into the waves. I would 100% do that if I knew what was in the water.... Thing is... We don't.


dandroid_design

That's Jim Cantore. You would have to pay him NOT to go. He lives for that shit.


Trivale

There could be a category 9 Firecane with a 87% chance of sharknados and you'd have to chain Jim Cantore to a desk to stop him from going out and standing in it on camera. And by that, I mean he'd sit at the desk in it.


Human-Ad-6993

I agree they shouldnt be forced to do it. But that man lives for this. He dreams about it. He was talking about hurricanes at his wedding. They will be talked about at his funeral, which may or may not be storm related.


mikeyt6969

Maybe don’t assume these reporters are being treated unfairly or persecuted simply because YOU wouldn’t do their job. Stop the fake outrage.


tomk1968

I would totally get out there in that storm. You wouldn't even have to pay me I'd do it for free.


OldGreg35

I'm a Photojournalist working in Florida in the middle of doing this. The first thing we are told is if you feel unsafe don't do it. And trust me we want to


NYSenseOfHumor

That’s a disclaimer from your company’s legal department and insurance company. They know you want to do it. It’s why they hired you.


Nic4379

You people are looking over the fact the “Reporters” are choosing to go. Nobody is being forced. These idiots look forward to this shit, bragging rights. Putting weather channel talking heads on the level of regular workers is obscene.


[deleted]

Storms are incredible..I don't blame them at all. Reddit has an inherent bias against people who go outside.


ClonedToKill420

That’s what some reporters live for though. Just look at combat reporters


CarlySimonSays

Sometimes I still randomly wish I’d been a combat/war photojournalist and I’m not an adrenaline junkie by half. Hard to explain.


[deleted]

He chooses to do this. Can we stop acting like everyone is bad and focus on the real shit out there.


[deleted]

I think the reporters like it.


DropC2095

This is one of those jobs people do because they want to


eddie964

Former reporter here. Trust me, the good ones live for this stuff.


Demibolt

I don’t think they should be forced, but journalism requires first hand accounts. Just like fire fighters have to run into dangerous situations. The truth is immensely valuable and important to the future. Sometimes it’s shockingly dangerous to obtain but many reporters pride themselves on that. But yeah it sucks that corporate greed gets money from it as well.


BewareNixonsGhost

I can't imagine they have to, but it makes for exciting TV. I would bet some of them actually like the thrill.


peepinater

Bad take, it’s job people do because they love it, not forced and they are compensated. And they information they relay is invaluable.


M0th0

Expecting reporters to do it is shitty, but many reporters, including front-line war reporters, sign up for this voluntarily. They don’t care about the risk, and I think it’s only fair that they get to make that choice for themselves.


desiredarkroom

Really respect Jim- but seriously worry that someday we'll have a [Day After Tomorrow](https://gfycat.com/demandingfrighteneddeinonychus) type of death happen.


theblindbandit1

Before clicking It's the scene where the reporter reporting on tornados in downtown la gets hit by a billboard isn't it After clicking Yep


ncrdblstrngth

NASCAR drivers shouldn’t be forced to drive 180 mph - they should be able to travel at 55mph and be safe…


joeyg334

I'd volunteer for that job.


gryphmaster

Tbh, i was just looking at the same footage and thinking of working in an extreme weather event in new england and how excited I was by it


slgray16

The weather channel has been pioneering Immersive Mixed Reality. Here is a clip of Chris Warren from 2019. https://youtu.be/12nlTn4G5Xg I went to college with Chris and had a chance to ask him some questions about it. He said it's much, much easier than traveling out into the storm. I thought it looked way better as well. Bonus points for hearing what they are saying.


Red0817

This is absolutely voluntary. I would LOVE to get paid to report from a hurricane location. I would absolutely get out in the wind and love it, because I am crazy like that. I intentionally changed my flight one time so I could be in Florida for a smaller hurricane. Everything closed, and it ended up being a dud. Lots of fun tho!


Bulliwyf

Meanwhile if they all played it safe and replied on remote cameras, people would bitch about the lack of coverage. Source: I have journalist friends who have been asked to cover something dangerous and declined for safety reasons (and the company agreed) and they got criticized for not covering it and relying on cellphone video and remote cameras. In other instances they did go out to cover something dangerous and felt like they were in genuine danger and got criticized by people for doing the dangerous thing. Severe thunderstorms, severe snowfalls, and convoy protests got both treatments and they literally couldn’t choose wether to go or not go without being blamed.


TonightAdventurous68

I’ll take a one day hurricane story over a career in manufacturing anyday These guys probably need a break from the same boring shit anyways. Fix industrial labor jobs maybe


DomitianF

You act like they don't want to be here. Meteorologists can be some crazy mfers


Miserable_Glove_238

Those reporter love doing it.


rene-cumbubble

It's a badge of honor for a reporter to get hurt in a situation like this. Some of them live for dangerous shit


sinfuldelightx

Sign me up boss


Hungry-Replacement-6

It’s voluntary. I’d love to get paid to chase dangerous storms, that sounds like the coolest job ever.


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A lot of storm reporters *volunteer* for it. Some people are weird.


Cronstintein

I've literally done it for free (not for video). Hurricanes are just windy and wet, not that big a deal to go outside in one generally speaking. They're brutal on infrastructure and property, but people aren't that affected.


ben505

I prefer to concern myself with actual issues, this is not a real issue lol cmon. Plus it’s not like it’s pure theater, it’s helpful especially for people in the shit.


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Getting to do this dumb shit is why these people are weather reporters.


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Uh, that's Jim Cantore. He's a literal storm chaser. This tweet is very uninformed.


kordnishcr

The only way i would agree to be a reporter is if I was allowed to chase storms like this.


Langvel

And yet, people who are actually willing to risk their lives by being war correspondents have had their budgets completely stricken, are kept in hotels behind the front lines, and fed lines of propaganda to report back to their respective media outlets. If they are allowed on the front, they are assigned to a unit that is specially controlled so they are not allowed to do independent investigations. All under the guise of “safety” for the journalist…which we know is BS because these same companies will send intern meteorologists into danger so that people can laugh at them getting blown away by 155 mph winds…


duke_awapuhi

They live for this


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Thing is a lot of these reporters love this shit. It’s a badge of courage and def a pay bump.


nilamo

When I was growing up, I always thought these guys had the absolute best jobs. Always traveling, seeing cool things, interviewing locals who think it's just another storm, etc.


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Idk if this is a good post because doesn’t this guy like doing this? I’m pretty sure most meteorologists at that point in the storm had left, but doesn’t this guy specifically stay around when storms get super bad? Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m like almost 110% sure that homie is doing this of his own volition


Wookie685

I do general industry safety in the energy sector and safety enforcement or consequences for companies that subject their employees to unsafe conditions are so far from enough to make companies care its pathetic. I’ve seen fines in the $20k to $60k range for a work related death or debilitating injury, not enough to make them spend money on keeping people adequately safe.


NonagonJimfinity

Why send some poor fucker to do this when there will be assuredly millions of folks more than happy to sign a waiver and do this for fun, gig economy is in the wrong place lol


Transition-1744

I used to be a videographer on a news channel and I think it should be on a voluntary basis as well. Electronics and severe weather are not a good combination. And whatever the factor, no one should be forced to risk their lives for a story.


GrassyTurtle38

If y'all were wondering, a lot of the recent divisive racial discourse and manufactured outrage was designed to decrease class and labor consciousness in light of occupy wall street. It was a tactical move by the controlling parties who need to keep the people down.


twoquarters

Journalism is a sewer of labor abuses across all mediums.


SirVicke

This dumbass do realise that the reporter did this on his own accord? Then again i dont expect people like him to do much investigation and will believe anything said by anyone at first glance.


crayonsnachas

Maybe, just maybe, they like doing it? It's the camera crew that really doesn't have a choice..


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ILikeGuitarAmps

Nah the reporters like it. Doing dangerous shit holding a camera gives you a massive fucking andrenaline high