Comments on: Oh no! Anderson Cooper hasn’t showered in 2 weeks! http://www.smokeymaverick.com/2010/01/oh-no-anderson-cooper-hasnt-showered-in-2-weeks/ A destination for smokey musings, turning it up to 11 and the too-hip-for-it's-own-good crowd. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:52:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dorothy http://www.smokeymaverick.com/2010/01/oh-no-anderson-cooper-hasnt-showered-in-2-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Dorothy Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:50:45 +0000 http://www.smokeymaverick.com/?p=646#comment-123 I have to agree with you on this one. I have been an Anderson fan forever, but Haiti put me right over the edge. I think his coverage was high drama and whoa is me. I think he got so lost in the story and was becoming the story that he lost total focus on what a journalist is there to do. I think he chose stories for high reaction and shock effect versus just reporting. I think he should have left there a week ago. You have got to remember, there are many people doing heroic things in this world, they just don't have the advantage of having a camera man with them to run the tape. I think it would have been different if Anderson would have rescued that young boy AND NOT had the cameras going, As they rolled the cameras I had to stop and shake my head. Contrary to popular belief, I think he loves being the story. I have to agree with you on this one. I have been an Anderson fan forever, but Haiti put me right over the edge. I think his coverage was high drama and whoa is me. I think he got so lost in the story and was becoming the story that he lost total focus on what a journalist is there to do. I think he chose stories for high reaction and shock effect versus just reporting. I think he should have left there a week ago. You have got to remember, there are many people doing heroic things in this world, they just don’t have the advantage of having a camera man with them to run the tape. I think it would have been different if Anderson would have rescued that young boy AND NOT had the cameras going, As they rolled the cameras I had to stop and shake my head. Contrary to popular belief, I think he loves being the story.

]]> By: Liz http://www.smokeymaverick.com/2010/01/oh-no-anderson-cooper-hasnt-showered-in-2-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Liz Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:51:06 +0000 http://www.smokeymaverick.com/?p=646#comment-122 I like Anderson Cooper. I dislike your constant hatred for him. I also think that perhaps what you see as problematic sensationalism is his effort to convey 1) the seriousness of the events he covers and 2) the stark contrast between the fairly charmed life we live in America to the immense problems and suffering in other parts of the world. Most Americans are fairly clueless and disinterested in events that do not concern them. Many people hear about the conflicts and disasters facing other countries but don't grasp the full effect those situations have on the people living in those countries. Maybe his alleged sensationalism is an attempt to provide a visual that will stick with people. When Anderson Cooper puts on a bullet proof vest it shows that yeah, like most Americans, he isn't bad ass enough to live day to day without flinching in hideous, deadly conflict. And maybe when Anderson Cooper points out that his counterparts in the U.S. have gotten all dolled up to watch the State of the Union and he and Sanjay are dirty and tired it's a reminder that the recovery work in Haiti is only just beginning. Remember, the US press spends a good bit of time reporting the massive (and generous) contributions made by the U.S. and it's citizens. People have short attention spans. Hearing that millions and millions of dollars in aid have been donated might lead people to think that everything is under control, when in reality, things in Haiti remain incredibly haggard. Maybe you're right, maybe it is sensationalism. But maybe that's how you get people to wake up and pay attention to what's going on in the world. And if it's working, is that really such a bad thing? In short, I am not sure what you have against this silver haired fox, but I don't care for it. I like Anderson Cooper. I dislike your constant hatred for him. I also think that perhaps what you see as problematic sensationalism is his effort to convey 1) the seriousness of the events he covers and 2) the stark contrast between the fairly charmed life we live in America to the immense problems and suffering in other parts of the world. Most Americans are fairly clueless and disinterested in events that do not concern them. Many people hear about the conflicts and disasters facing other countries but don’t grasp the full effect those situations have on the people living in those countries. Maybe his alleged sensationalism is an attempt to provide a visual that will stick with people.

When Anderson Cooper puts on a bullet proof vest it shows that yeah, like most Americans, he isn’t bad ass enough to live day to day without flinching in hideous, deadly conflict. And maybe when Anderson Cooper points out that his counterparts in the U.S. have gotten all dolled up to watch the State of the Union and he and Sanjay are dirty and tired it’s a reminder that the recovery work in Haiti is only just beginning. Remember, the US press spends a good bit of time reporting the massive (and generous) contributions made by the U.S. and it’s citizens. People have short attention spans. Hearing that millions and millions of dollars in aid have been donated might lead people to think that everything is under control, when in reality, things in Haiti remain incredibly haggard.

Maybe you’re right, maybe it is sensationalism. But maybe that’s how you get people to wake up and pay attention to what’s going on in the world. And if it’s working, is that really such a bad thing?

In short, I am not sure what you have against this silver haired fox, but I don’t care for it.

]]> By: SmokeyMaverick http://www.smokeymaverick.com/2010/01/oh-no-anderson-cooper-hasnt-showered-in-2-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-120 SmokeyMaverick Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.smokeymaverick.com/?p=646#comment-120 I hear ya Cor. I still have no time for Cooper. Please try and convince me he is not a sensationalist.... I hear ya Cor. I still have no time for Cooper. Please try and convince me he is not a sensationalist….

]]> By: Corey http://www.smokeymaverick.com/2010/01/oh-no-anderson-cooper-hasnt-showered-in-2-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Corey Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:17:57 +0000 http://www.smokeymaverick.com/?p=646#comment-119 I like Bob Simon too, but I disagree with your comments on Anderson Cooper. It was a joke, you're reading way too much into it. Cooper does not always wear bulletproof vests, either, not that that's such a crime. (And it's "Woe is me.") I like Bob Simon too, but I disagree with your comments on Anderson Cooper. It was a joke, you’re reading way too much into it. Cooper does not always wear bulletproof vests, either, not that that’s such a crime.

(And it’s “Woe is me.”)

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