rkolsen 1679 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 WHDH is in hot water for allegedly following jurors of the Aaron Hernandez murder trial. Two jurors reported seeing a WHDH news van follow them. If the accusations are true WHDH could be barred from the courthouse and possibly face felony juror harassment charges. According to WCVB jury harassment could: Under Massachusetts General Laws, it is a felony to harass a member of a jury, and offenders could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $5,000 or both. ESPN reports that the judge has threatened that the station will be banned unless they testify under oath to explain what happened. I can't say I'm not surprised WHDH did this given their tabloid news format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Has anyone else done this recently? I thought stalking people with news vans went out of style about 5 years ago, or some other distant time-frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Has anyone else done this recently? I thought stalking people with news vans went out of style about 5 years ago, or some other distant time-frame. Tailing people with a news van is idiotic. The whole point of tailing someone is to spy on someone inconspicuously. It's not the brightest idea to follow someone in a big news van with a mast and graphics. Then again this is WHDH which is more flash than substance. Maybe they could have gotten away with it if it was just a regular van with no branding. But ideally I would think you would want to use a regular old car. As for other instances I feel like a news station or two used their helicopter to record a field trip to the boat where Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found. I'm not sure if the jury was there but at the bare minimum it was the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This is ugly. This is VERY ugly. I wonder what possible fallout could occur should WHDH be guilty. I doubt anything too drastic but anything's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The new slogan is Coverage You Can Count On... Really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundershock MN 169 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Has anyone else done this recently? I thought stalking people with news vans went out of style about 5 years ago, or some other distant time-frame. WKMG (allegedly) followed/filmed jurors with their chopper during the George Zimmerman trial. I'm still puzzled as to why a station would film jurors. How does that video add to the story? Do you really need some good B-Roll? What purpose does filming a member (or, members) of a sitting jury serve other than to potentially create a mistrial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 WKMG (allegedly) followed/filmed jurors with their chopper during the George Zimmerman trial. I'm still puzzled as to why a station would film jurors. How does that video add to the story? Do you really need some good B-Roll? What purpose does filming a member (or, members) of a sitting jury serve other than to potentially create a mistrial. We stalk jurors and bring you exclusive details, That's how We're Coverage You Can Count On. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William1111 41 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This is ugly. This is VERY ugly. Uglier than WHDH's graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Uglier than WHDH's graphics. The set too... The lights don't match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1367 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Judge orders WHDH cameraman to stay out of the courthouse during the Hernandez trial, after he admitted he followed a bus carrying jurors. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/09/third-day-deliberations-aaron-hernandez-trial-set-begin/LSM43HkKtANYUyN20T04mJ/story.html http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/whdh-cameraman-admits-following-jurors-banned-from-courthouse/145614 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tailing people with a news van is idiotic. The whole point of tailing someone is to spy on someone inconspicuously. It's not the brightest idea to follow someone in a big news van with a mast and graphics. Then again this is WHDH which is more flash than substance. Maybe they could have gotten away with it if it was just a regular van with no branding. But ideally I would think you would want to use a regular old car. As for other instances I feel like a news station or two used their helicopter to record a field trip to the boat where Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found. I'm not sure if the jury was there but at the bare minimum it was the judge. For the record (and you should retract the boldface statement), the vehicle that was used to allegedly stalk the jurors was an unmarked SUV, and not a microwave ENG van as you were implying. WHDH's decals are no different than the competition. It's not flashy per to your unfair, unverified statements. Thanks for spreading rumors and hatred to a station. You can like or dislike 7 News, but you don't have to go to Fergerson and proverbially light the studio on fire with your words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 For the record (and you should retract the boldface statement), the vehicle that was used to allegedly stalk the jurors was an unmarked SUV, and not a microwave ENG van as you were implying. WHDH's decals are no different than the competition. It's not flashy per to your unfair, unverified statements. Thanks for spreading rumors and hatred to a station. You can like or dislike 7 News, but you don't have to go to Fergerson and proverbially light the studio on fire with your words. At the time of the original reports which have since been updated they mentioned a van was seen at the parking lot. Naturally one would assume that the van would be an ENG truck. As for the more flash than substance comment I was referring to their overall news format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Not at all surprised considering their reputation, but simply a classless move on WHDH's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 For the record (and you should retract the boldface statement), the vehicle that was used to allegedly stalk the jurors was an unmarked SUV, and not a microwave ENG van as you were implying. WHDH's decals are no different than the competition. It's not flashy per to your unfair, unverified statements. Thanks for spreading rumors and hatred to a station. You can like or dislike 7 News, but you don't have to go to Fergerson and proverbially light the studio on fire with your words. Thank you for the clarification. It was still an incredibly stupid thing to do and stunts like these just help cement the poor reputation WHDH and its sister WSVN have in terms of journalistic quality. No one turns on Channel 7 in Miami or Boston expecting actual news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Since it's said they preempt programming, do they air the morning, evening, late night of national programming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 For the record (and you should retract the boldface statement), the vehicle that was used to allegedly stalk the jurors was an unmarked SUV, and not a microwave ENG van as you were implying. WHDH's decals are no different than the competition. It's not flashy per to your unfair, unverified statements. Thanks for spreading rumors and hatred to a station. You can like or dislike 7 News, but you don't have to go to Fergerson and proverbially light the studio on fire with your words. At the time of the original reports which have since been updated they mentioned a van was seen at the parking lot. Naturally one would assume that the van would be an ENG truck. As for the more flash than substance comment I was referring to their overall news format. Just to back my original post/inference up here's an initial report from NBC's Pro Football Talk that stated that a WHDH van followed the jurors. This report contained some language that was from the AP that was used in the Boston Herald, WCVB and ESPN reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Just to back my original post/inference up here's an initial report from NBC's Pro Football Talk that stated that a WHDH van followed the jurors. This report contained some language that was from the AP that was used in the Boston Herald, WCVB and ESPN reports. and one knows not to believe in the first story because if you touch the copy it burns your fingers, right? Seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1343 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The set too... The lights don't match Just be glad WHDH doesn't have . Ow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Just be glad WHDH doesn't have . Ow. I think WSVN has a better set and graphics package... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 and one knows not to believe in the first story because if you touch the copy it burns your fingers, right? Seriously... Yes. I realize that first reports aren't always true. However my posts were based on the facts available at the time. As such I'm not going to edit my posts. Even if I did edit my posts my original posts they still would be intact in areas where people have quoted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yes. I realize that first reports aren't always true. However my posts were based on the facts available at the time. As such I'm not going to edit my posts. Even if I did edit my posts my original posts they still would be intact in areas where people have quoted me. Ok so continue your lynchmob mentality. Would you feel this upset if WCVB or WBZ did the same practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1295 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Ok so continue your lynchmob mentality. Would you feel this upset if WCVB or WBZ did the same practice? Regardless of whether or not it was in a marked 7 News newsvan, the act itself was still idiotic and par for the course at WHDH. Get over it, no one is apologizing for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundershock MN 169 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Personally it doesn't make a difference what vehicle he was in. Be it marked or unmarked, Van or SUV. Heck, I don't care if he was walking or on a bicycle following the jurors. That is a No-No. It was an idiotic decision that served little to no purpose. And, just for the record I'd say the same thing whether this was just a random guy, blogger or member of another media outlet. But, The fact that he was part of an established media outlet makes it slightly more egregious in my eyes as he really should know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Actually, WGBH's FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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