I try to keep to SBS and ABC for news for this very reason. I like what I call my sanity.
Don.
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I try to keep to SBS and ABC for news for this very reason. I like what I call my sanity.
Don.
And this over exaggeration is passed on to the younger generation. Quite regularly talking to younger people 14-18, some thing quite normal is refured to as "rare or rare as", things we have all been doing for generations is the most " hektic thing ever" and the one that peeves me the most is " I literally! insert specific action here" and my response is usually well that's a bit hard to do metaphorically and they look at me like an idiod cause they don't understand the difference.... Rant over lol
Canberra is both the hottest and coldest Capital in Aust. Temps in January are always between 30 an 40 every day with the occasional temp higher or lower. If you listened to the media you would think we are experiencing abnormal temperatures when this does seem quite normal.
Garry
Maybe the majority see the ABC and SBS as being biased, but I would have thought it an insult to any forum members who prefer commercial TV to have it inferred that they are not intelligent enough to chose to watch Aunty :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Chucaro
Certainly agree with ralph though.
And my non favourite is using "unique" for describing non unique situations - but I've given up trying to save the world from itself's destruction of the English language.
What biased towards not exaggerate in the news :confused: .....or.......never mind :DQuote:
Originally Posted by nugge t
The recent hot spell in N.S.W was, as you would expect, was described by commercial news not in a particularity accurate manner. Hottest days ever records are going to fall etc etc. Seems that as explained by the ABC that there has been a worse spell of hot weather back in the 1930`s. Yes the temps got close but they did not exceed the record. I tend to watch the ABC news for this very reason. They at least try and do a bit of research on what they are reporting.
Cheers Hall
People may like to have a look at the following from the Bureau of Meteorology: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs43a.pdf
Cheers
KarlB
:)
On a similar note about TV, how many times must a show or movie be on TV before it stops being a Premier sometimes prefixed by Australian or Television?
I can't count the number of times I've seen a show on the box, multiple times and then it appears on another channel for it's latest premier! :mad:
In the Australian National Anthem are the words "this Land of Fire and Flood" yet the newsies seem quite surprise when you get either. It's been happening over here for years learn to live with it.
Ivan