Weather Wars

Weather wars, sometimes called ''TV radar wars'' or ''Doppler wars'', are a kind of Sensationalist journalism primarily concerning Weather news. The "war" is typified by competing local TV News stations engaging in technological one-upmanship to increase viewership.

News outlets have been known to concoct footage and endanger public safety themselves to promote their public mission of "notifying their viewers". Even if they are not guilty of fabricating newscasts, some do not bother to check their sources, in order to broadcast the story before their competitors. This is especially evident in Tornado -prone markets, such as those in the Great Plains .

Falsified reports from Storm Spotters have resulted in legal action, and in some U.S. states has been considered as inciting a riot.

REFERENCES

Pittsburgh Tribune - Weather wars brewing again

Cincinnati Enquirer - TV weather wars rain radar hyperbole

The Daily Times - Neal Zoren: Channel 3 closing the gap in the battle for TV ratings

The Poynter - The Little Bug That Could

The Toledo Blade - Channel 36 finds humor in local TV's 'radar wars'

WSI In the News - Weather Tech: Sizing Up the Latest Goodies

Pioneer Press - KSTP on top with its big, bad weather radar

Steve Minutillo - Is this the final blow in the Doppler wars?

WCBSTV - Explaining Doppler 2 Million: CBS 2's Enters A New Era In Weather Coverage

13ABC.com - 13ABC Doppler 13,000

WHOTV - First Alert Mega Doppler Radar

Kansas City Star - That LIVE POWER DOPPLER looks more like a snow job

KFOR - About our 4 Warn South Doppler Dual Doppler

Tornado Database - Service-J is the pseudonym for an infamous storm chaser with a well-deserved reputation for exaggerated and false reports.

''U.S. Federal Communications Commission'', FCC : What types of communications are specifically prohibited? , FCC 97.113

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