Death Threats for Interrupting Masters?

Episode 12 of the The Weather Channel Podcast podcast, hosted by The Weather Company, An IBM Business, titled "Death Threats for Interrupting Masters?" was published on April 17, 2019 and runs 18 minutes.

April 17, 2019 ·18m · The Weather Channel Podcast

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Summary

A television meteorologist in Atlanta received death threats for interrupting the Masters Golf Tournament, for tornado coverage. The move angered a lot of viewers who were hooked on the game. But is there anything local meteorologists can do to curb the anger and still deliver life-saving information? Ari Sarsalari talks to social scientist Dr. Laura Myers for some perspective on how people interpret warnings

Episode Description

A television meteorologist in Atlanta received death threats for interrupting the Masters Golf Tournament, to cover a tornado threat. The move angered a lot of viewers who were glued to the game. But is there anything local meteorologists can do to curb the anger and still deliver life-saving information? Ari Sarsalari talks to social scientist Dr. Laura Myers for some perspective on how people interpret warnings -- and asks whether breaking into programming is even a practice worth keeping in this information age.