Every time there is a natural disaster, I notice that the media groups are usually first on scene. And to a point, that is expected. However, it does beg the question – how does NBC, ABC, CNN and the like get to devastated areas such as Haiti, when international aid groups are having difficulty getting there due to damage at the airport? I do know some have flown into the Dominican Republic and have driven over to Haiti, but how do all these news correspondents get there so soon?
My second inquiry is involving their presence in these places. I know they are “news” people whose job it is to bring us the news. However, my feeling is that if you are going to be the first people down to a place like this, why not chip in and try to help these people who have just lost everything, instead of focusing on getting a better story than the other news channels? Perhaps they do help, but they do not portray that to the viewers, and frankly, it pisses me off. How would they like it if something on the scale of what has occurred in Haiti occurred where they live and then news people came in to give the story but without seemingly to care about the people? And if they are actually helping in their time off between news takes, then express that to the viewers so that we don’t get the impression that all these correspondents are there for one reason – ratings.
