December 21, 2005

Weather Porn

  1. Reports which exploit the tragedy and spectacle of natural disasters in order to tittilate viewers and help establish an otherwise unexceptional journalist’s reputation as a compassionate and courageous danger seeking ace-reporter.

weath·er porn
Etymology: Emerged following unceasing and mind-numbing coverage of Hurricane Katrina provided by American television news networks.

Posted by Kavinay at 8:25 PM | Comments (14)