Topic: Tom Foreman

2 chapters across the catalog

Appification Generation
Episode 636 1:00:39 - 1:06:07

636: Appification Generation

CNN Virtual Studio Analysis of Missile Launch Tracks

CNN's Tom Foreman uses a virtual 3D studio to demonstrate how US satellites allegedly tracked the heat signature and radar signal of the missile that hit MH17. Despite the high-tech presentation, the hosts note that the report concludes with an admission that the exact launch site and perpetrators remain unconfirmed. The segment highlights the discrepancy between "high-tech facts" and the reliance on unverified YouTube videos and phone calls.

Spy in a Bag
Episode 565 26:43 - 30:02

565: Spy in a Bag

CNN 3D Studio, Super Typhoon Scenarios and Media Fearmongering

CNN's Erin Burnett and Tom Foreman use a 3D virtual studio to simulate what would happen if a storm like Typhoon Haiyan hit Florida. The segment predicts 11 million displaced Americans and total economic wreckage. The hosts criticize this as "needless bullcrap" and compare it to hypothetical disaster reporting during the Chernobyl crisis.