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Death Threats for Interrupting Masters?

Apr 17, 201919 minSeason 2Ep. 12
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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.

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