Why.....

[Kathyan]

do the newcasters and reporters have to present the news from the flooded areas? And also why do they ask such stupid questions, reporter to a soldier 'are you doing your best to help people?'!

[Kromovaracun]

" They go out and look at things so they can tell you what's happening."

What? Like, "It's really flooded here."

Good job, BBC news. Good job.

[jno]

what alternative would you prefer, Kromovaracun? Somebody has to confirm that it's flooded, otherwise it's not news, just rumour. Do you want news media to check these things before telling the world about them?

[Kromovaracun]

Sure. But that's rather different from wanting a constant live feed of people standing around in various places going "cor, this is wet. Look at how wet it is."