TVE correspondent Laura Samperio He experienced firsthand the devastating consequences of storm Kirk, which hit the peninsula in the last hours. Journalist faced strong wind during live link of La 1’s ‘Telediario’ program while doing his job. There was a lot of criticism of this and it was said that it was unnecessary to subject any employee to this.
“We’re live in Cantabria because the wind there has exceeded 200 km per hour,” host Alejandra Herranz said as she contacted the reporter live. “Since yesterday, 160 incidents have been recorded and up to 6 flights have been suspended,” said Laura Samperio while dealing with the impressive power of the wind.
Reaction and anger came immediately on social media: “How crazy to send someone into the eye of the hurricane to talk about this. “It puts the reporter and the cameraman at risk, it is unnecessary.”said a videographer on Twitter. Journalist Marc Mata asked if it was worth it: “Comrades, is it necessary to risk a reporter to make such a live program? Is it worth it?”
It was undoubtedly a chilling connection that highlighted the difficult conditions many journalists face every day in the course of their work and sparked criticism from many colleagues.