Meanies

Don't pursue a career as a news anchor if you can't take a few snide comments. Usually they are not to your face, but come via the internet. The vast majority of people I actually meet are exceptionally nice.

I don't know why the internet brings out the meanies. I mean are people really this mean, and the internet just takes away the shame?

I notice this in the comment section of our station's website, and in other open comments sections of newspapers and the like.

People post and then "flame" each other.

So what is it that makes people so mean online?

Storms x 3

Breaking news normally follows a pattern. There is a big burst of news, followed by follow-up stories.

This week was so strange because we had essentially the same story, a storm, at the same time, 3 days in a row. Not only did mother nature not have much mercy for people dealing with the storms, she also doesn't have much respect for deadlines. The storms happened right around newstime.

Still, there were grace notes in what was a challenging week. I am not sure how I would react if a tv crew showed up and wanted to go in my flooded bathroom, but bless the couple in Johnson City who let me do just that.

Also cheers to the people I met in Binghamton who let us know about the sinkhole on their street, and played along with my questions.

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