A Word from the Newsroom by Guy Robertson Listen up, people. This is a TV newsroom and we have a national audience that wants sexy new business stories. For something fresh and interesting, I want our reporters to hit the insurance industry. Somewhere in that sector there are hot stories waiting for our camera crews. Not just another disaster photo-op although flood footage is always pretty.
Disasters happen all over the world, every day.
In fact, these disasters are not worth reporting unless they damage property. Remember the main difference between a disaster and a crisis. A disaster is a serious and sometimes dangerous event that causes physical damage. For example, a flood in a computer centre that wipes out a large amount of data. Or a major earthquake on the West Coast that levels parts of Vancouver and Victoria and results in hundreds of casualties.