{"id":2353156,"date":"2024-10-10T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-wasnt-good-watch-cnns-anderson-cooper-get-hit-by-debris-during-tense-coverage-of-milton\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:42:22","slug":"that-wasnt-good-watch-cnns-anderson-cooper-get-hit-by-debris-during-tense-coverage-of-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-wasnt-good-watch-cnns-anderson-cooper-get-hit-by-debris-during-tense-coverage-of-milton\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018That Wasn\u2019t Good&#8217;: Watch CNN&#8217;s Anderson Cooper Get Hit by Debris During Tense Coverage of Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthat-wasnt-good-watch-cnns-anderson-cooper-get-hit-by-debris-during-tense-coverage-of-milton%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article critiques a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-illegal-alien-admits-biden-inspired-him-to-cross-into-u-s-says-definitely-wouldnt-violate-u-s-immigration-law-under-president-trump\/\" title=\"Report: Illegal alien admits Biden inspired him to cross into U.S., says \u2018definitely\u2019 wouldn\u2019t violate U.S. immigration law under President Trump\">recent segment<\/a> on CNN hosted by\u200d Anderson Cooper, during\u2064 which he interviewed \u2063children about the presidential election while Hurricane \u2064Milton struck the Florida Gulf Coast. The author \u2062expresses disbelief at Cooper&#8217;s\u2062 decision to\u2064 cover\u2062 the\u200d hurricane from\u200d the front lines, questioning the necessity of such dramatization in light of the dangers \u200cof severe weather. <\/p>\n<p>The\u200b piece\u2064 recounts Cooper&#8217;s \u2064experience during the storm, including a moment\u200d when he\u200b was struck by debris while \u2062providing\u200c commentary on the hurricane&#8217;s intensity. The author argues that such coverage\u200c adds little value, suggesting that the public \u2062is already aware \u200cof the\u200b dangers posed by hurricanes \u200bwithout needing live demonstrations from\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-pelosi-and-schiff-weakened-ukraine\/\" title=\"GOP Senator: Pelosi and Schiff Weakened Ukraine\">high-profile journalist<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The\u200c article ultimately calls for \u2062a \u200bshift in CNN&#8217;s\u200b approach to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-dismantles-reporter-in-unaired-segment-of-interview-discussing-black-lgbt-issues\/\" title=\"DeSantis shuts down reporter in unaired interview segment on Black, LGBT topics.\">news \u200bcoverage<\/a>, implying that the network \u200bshould prioritize\u2064 safer reporting methods and reconsider\u200d how it utilizes \u200cits\u200b prominent anchors. It \u2064hints at \u200da \u200bdecline in journalistic integrity and relevance, advocating for more meaningful \u2063content rather\u2063 than sensationalism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t expect everyone reads all the columns I write here at The Western Journal. However, a few weeks back, Anderson Cooper&rsquo;s CNN show ran a preposterous segment &mdash; nearly 10 minutes in length &mdash; devoted to interviewing 10- and 11-year-olds about their thoughts on the presidential election. (Spoiler alert: <em>Nothing insightful<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>At the time, I noted that Cooper had come up through the ranks as a serious journalist. His big break, in fact, was his thoughtful, somber coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Since Hurricane Helene was ravaging the East Coast of the U.S. at the same time Cooper was interviewing the prepubescent set, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-desperate-cnn-forces-children-talk-politics-gets-brutal-answers-trump-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I had this to say<\/a>: &ldquo;How about focusing on the storm and leaving the kids to their parents, instead? Just a thought, Anderson.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, now, with Hurricane Milton, we&rsquo;ve seen how Cooper and CNN cover major storms almost two decades post Hurricane Katrina. And I have new advice for Anderson and his producers: OK, just go back to the kids&rsquo; hot political takes.<\/p>\n<p>In viral footage that&rsquo;s quickly come to epitomize everything terrible about how modern media outlets<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weather-channel-reporter-gets-slammed-flying-tree-branch-intense-hurricane-ian-live-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> cover disasters<\/a>, Cooper &mdash; who had decided to go out in the middle of the storm, because apparently we don&rsquo;t know that hurricanes are dangerous and the moment needed dramatizing &mdash; determined that he was going to head back indoors after being hit in the face by a piece of debris.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Yeah, wise choice there. And, while we&rsquo;re thankful that Mr. Cooper is, in fact, safe, the question is <em>why<\/em> he or his superiors felt this was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In grainy footage that demonstrated once and for all that, yes, hurricanes really <em>are<\/em> windy and\/or watery, Cooper was reporting from the banks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-hurricane-ian-pounds-florida-in-what-stands-to-be-a-life-changing-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manatee River<\/a> in Bradenton, Florida, as Milton pounded the state&rsquo;s Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&rsquo;s worth pointing out that if you&rsquo;re an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instagram-user-raises-more-than-1-million-for-planned-parenthood-to-spite-rush-limbaugh\/\" title=\"Instagram User Raises More Than  Million For Planned Parenthood To Spite Rush Limbaugh\">adult human<\/a> being and desperately need to see what a hurricane looks like, there are a multitude of unmanned live cams that show you exactly what&rsquo;s going on. In fact, just one Tampa station alone &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/hurricane-milton-live-video-tampa-sarasota-webcams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVT-TV<\/a>&nbsp; &mdash; has no less than <em>seven<\/em> of them streaming as of 2 a.m. Thursday, Eastern Daylight Time.<\/p>\n<p>But, no: CNN had to send a ridiculously highly paid adult male out into the storm to relate what it&rsquo;s like to experience a hurricane. And boy, did he have some insights:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The wind has really picked up,&rdquo; Cooper said in the clip, which was aired shortly after 9 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The water&rsquo;s really moving. You can get a sense of just how fast the wind is moving there. You can see it in the light there. It is now just whipping off the Manatee River. It&rsquo;s coming from kind of the north, I guess northeast. And the water now is really starting to pour over. If you look at the graph &ndash; whoa!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s when he was hit in the face with a piece of, well, something. Thankfully, it didn&rsquo;t appear to be that heavy, because I don&rsquo;t like people suffering grave injuries on live TV, but there you go:<br \/>=<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&rsquo;s Anderson Cooper hit by debris during Hurricane Milton coverage on CNN in Bradenton, Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1KHoxUGek8\">pic.twitter.com\/1KHoxUGek8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1844251877434892581?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;OK, that wasn&rsquo;t good,&rdquo; Cooper said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll probably go inside shortly. But you can see the amount of water here on the ground. Landfall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wow. Landfall. Water. Debris. Wind. Almost like &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/north-carolina-family-suffers-horrifying-end-escape-hurricane-helene-ends-tragedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a hurricane<\/a>, the kind of storm that virtually every CNN viewer has either lived through or seen very detailed footage of.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of needless send-a-guy-out-in-a-storm coverage is usually limited to daredevils who have made hurricane-braving stunts a personal trademark.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel &mdash; known among Floridians with a gallows sense of humor as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/miami-com-news\/article234597227.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Angel of Death<\/a>&rdquo; &mdash; is probably the most famous of this lot, but there&rsquo;s always someone at every media outlet who wants to up their Instagram follower count. They&rsquo;ll brave any storm to yell to whoever&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-media-ratings-have-plunged-since-joe-bidens-inauguration\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Media Ratings Have Plunged Since Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration\">watching cable news<\/a> at midnight, &ldquo;<em>THE WIND IS REALLY PICKING UP OUT HERE!! IT&rsquo;S AMAZING HOW STRONG THIS IS!!&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As if we didn&rsquo;t know.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, meanwhile, is the closest thing CNN has to a bona fide on-air star still left after what feels like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reported-list-names-cnn-chopping-block-goes-pubic-jim-acosta-don-lemon-next-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">few hundred reshuffles<\/a> of talent at the Most Trusted Name in News&trade;. He&rsquo;s far beyond the days where he needs to barnstorm into a Category 3 hurricane to keep his job.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this is the kind of thing CNN should be protecting him from, not sending him into. I&rsquo;m not saying&nbsp;<em>anyone<\/em> deserves this, mind you, but let&rsquo;s just speak in cold, clinical, actuarial terms: If you&rsquo;re going to risk one of your employees getting hit in the head with debris on air &mdash; an injury that could well be serious, if not fatal &mdash; maybe the feller who anchors your primetime lineup is <em>not your guy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe this is a hint to Anderson: He&rsquo;s making <a href=\"https:\/\/stylecaster.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/1348768\/anderson-cooper-net-worth\/#:~:text=What%20is%20Anderson%20Cooper%27s%20CNN,political%20science%20and%20international%20relations.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a reported $12 million<\/a> a year at a network where cuts are a constant. During Hurricane Helene, CNN ad him devoting 10 minutes of his show to a po-faced segment about what children thought about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, the network has him out in the middle of a Category 3 hurricane. Next week? Anderson flies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fatal-crashes-boeing-ceo-says-737-max-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">737 Max<\/a> jets for 72 hours straight before a trip to the ISS onboard a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/astronauts-stuck-space-next-year-boeing-starliner-puts-horrifying-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing Starliner<\/a>, or something to that effect.<\/p>\n<p>I jest, I think. The point is this: Unless they&rsquo;re trying to make Cooper quit, CNN has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-colbert-cnns-kaitlan-collins-humiliated-audience-unexpectedly-laughs-spin-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circus-like farce<\/a> of its former self. We don&rsquo;t need&nbsp;<em>anyone<\/em> to be out in the middle of a hurricane to enlighten us to what a storm feels like, least of all the face of a network.<\/p>\n<p>Stick to polling the kiddies, Mr. Cooper. 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However, a few weeks ago, Anderson Cooper&#8217;s CNN program aired an absurd segment lasting almost 10 minutes where he interviewed 10- and 11-year-olds about their views on the presidential election. (Spoiler: There was nothing of value.) At that time, I pointed out that Cooper had built his career as a serious journalist, gaining recognition for his thoughtful coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With Hurricane Helene impacting the East Coast while he was interviewing children, I suggested he should focus on the storm instead of talking to kids. Now, with Hurricane Milton approaching nearly two decades after Katrina, I&#8217;ve got new advice for him and his team: Just stick to covering what kids think about politics. In footage that has come to symbolize everything wrong with modern media&#8217;s disaster coverage, Cooper ventured out into the storm\u2014because apparently we need dramatization to understand hurricanes\u2014and decided to retreat indoors after being struck by debris.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s good he&#8217;s safe now, one must wonder why this was deemed necessary by him or his producers. In grainy footage showing just how windy and wet hurricanes can be, Cooper reported from Bradenton, Florida as Milton hit the Gulf Coast. It&#8217;s important to note that if adults really need hurricane visuals, there are plenty of unmanned live cameras available online showing real-time conditions\u2014one Tampa station alone has seven streaming feeds as of early Thursday morning EDT. Yet CNN felt it necessary to send a highly paid adult male into dangerous weather for firsthand accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper shared some &#8220;insights&#8221; like \u201cThe wind has really picked up\u201d and \u201cThe water\u2019s really moving,\u201d right before getting hit in the face with something flying through the air\u2014a moment thankfully not resulting in serious injury but highlighting how unnecessary this type of reporting is.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of reckless coverage is usually reserved for thrill-seekers who make a name for themselves braving storms; Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel is perhaps the most well-known example among Floridians who joke about him being an omen during bad weather events. Meanwhile, Cooper remains one of CNN&#8217;s last prominent figures following numerous talent reshuffles at what used to be known as &#8220;the Most Trusted Name in News.&#8221; He shouldn&#8217;t have to risk himself in such situations anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, CNN should protect him from these scenarios rather than putting him at risk; if there&#8217;s any chance someone could get seriously hurt on-air due to flying debris\u2014especially someone anchoring primetime news\u2014it raises questions about judgment within management ranks at CNN given their ongoing budget cuts and restructuring efforts.<\/p>\n<p>During Hurricane Helene previously mentioned above when they dedicated airtime discussing children&#8217;s opinions on political figures like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris instead? It seems absurd now considering they sent their star anchor into harm\u2019s way during another hurricane event shortly thereafter! What will happen next? Will Anderson pilot commercial jets or embark on space missions?<\/p>\n<p>My point stands: Unless they&#8217;re trying hard enough so he quits voluntarily (which would be ironic), it appears CNN has devolved into something farcical compared its former self! We don\u2019t require anyone risking life amidst storms just so we can grasp what those feel like\u2014not even our network\u2019s leading face! So please Mr.Coopers\u2019 return back polling children again\u2014it\u2019d serve everyone better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/anderson-cooper-for-oct.-10-2024.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33170,9373,42556,37977],"class_list":["post-2353156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anderson-cooper","tag-cnn","tag-milton","tag-news-coverage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/anderson-cooper-for-oct.-10-2024.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}