It Doesn't Work If You Don't Know Where You Are
/ABC 30/40 (Birmingham) Meteorologist James Spann went on a bit of a rant about how people can’t read maps.
He says that he uses maps during severe weather coverage, but many of his viewers can’t read a map and don’t know where they live?
So, in other words, the coverage means nothing to viewers if they can’t figure out where their house is on a map.
He said that 70% of people he met with couldn’t answer his challenge to put a dot within 50 miles of their houses on a map.
So, is breaking into coverage for nasty weather worth it? If 70% can’t find their house on a map, what difference does it make?
Just asking…
.@spann Fireside Chat: Many people can't find themselves on a map. pic.twitter.com/IEzUXBNhD5
— ABC 33/40 News (@abc3340) April 14, 2019