Charlie Brooker on the Media's Japan coverage.

[owaffs]

Well done Brooker.

[eggertstwart]

ahmg! he said "lawl" instead of "elohel! I love you very much.

[Danthepest1]

Can 50 Cent be any more of a moronic douche bag?

[KonanNai]

@Danthepest1 nnnn...yes!

[Stoner075B]

@Danthepest1 Ona can only hope...

[SLASHdaROCKER]

We need a man like this in Brazil!

[cordia96]

in germany, the news stations played sad piano music to the pictures, like the day of crisis wouldn't be enough. There are small hairy cocks everywhere

[tangofizz77]

Charlie Brooker for President.

[MsOneiroi77]

Sky bastards

[TheAkatsuki357]

inb4 someone tries to defend 50cent

[NukeSoul]

EVERYBODY BELIEVE IN SKYNET THUMBS UP!!!

[siren7193]

I absolutly dispise that trash called "50 cent", he's not human, he's not an animal, even trash is more worth because of it alot of work is created, like the health department, the garbage men (thank you ), etc... But this uneducated human wanna be is the lowest I could ever look at another "person".

[Jonmad17]

@siren7193 Gotta hate xenophobes in every way.

[ZeDingoBlag]

So happy someone else says lol instead of spelling it out like a total douchebag.

[LikaLaruku]

I know...American news is a cheap shameless ratings whore.

[TheAlps36]

When I saw the American coverage at 2:07 I was apalled at how they tried to make this distaster about the US. PBS- shame shame on you.

[Friscalating]

@TheAlps36 *C*BS. PBS is completely different.

[mikaelfodor]

It was go refreshing to hear Charlie run this dialogue. My head had been exploding at the fear mongering of the media, The Sun headline of "Poison Gas Cloud heads towards Tokyo" made me wish the most ill will I could muster at News Corp. May Murdoch's head roll for all the bullshit we have had to put up with. Shame on these Media Reporters for playing on people's selfish thoughts to make them worry about themselves, instead of asking us to think of the real victims of the Tsunami.

[overhrw]

You see comedy about idiots. I see a bunch of people thinking they're better than a generalized stereotype of what America is to the rest of the world. No country is superior to another and every country has their idiots, crooks, and loudmouths.

[antiussentiment]

charlie brooker, you're a bitch. but your one funny bitch that i have more respect for than darth vader glued to a shark LOL

[BlightedArt]

3:54 EPIC HAIR FLICK!

[ukevergil]

Surge after suuuuurge! *facepalm*

[jgroves56]

How else are you supposed to get the sheeps attention?

[eagleking48]

Dear Charlie Brooker,

Thank you for existing.

Dear 50 Cent,

FUCK YOU.

[shone1178]

Charlie Brooker's voice of reason cuts through the fear-mongering and political posturing like a samurai sword through a gigantic heap of gorilla shit.

[CTCParadox]

ahaha the silly bitch at 2:15 is hilarious. Yeah life's tough sweetheart.

[fritspas]

That were way to many characters for a tweet.

[BritGit]

What's up with the guy at the back left @03:55 ?

[dushevka]

@BritGit AHAHAHAHAHA I was thinking the same thing XDD

[tairanotomomori]

This is probably the best I've felt in the past two weeks and I live in Fukushima. I don't think Mr. Brooker is into saving souls, but thanks a million.

[caboka02]

The clearest, most lucid explanation yet given on why we shouldn't watch cable TV in general, and CNN in particular, to explain complex breaking news. When it comes down to relying on 'word clouds' or iReports for TV journalism, we all lose.



[Flauterfiddle]

Who is this genius and why do I not know about him? Bloody brillliant.

[DragonYearJoji]

Charlie Brooker - from today I'm a fan

[blenderpanzi]

That's why I'm getting my explanations not from the so called media but from the YouTube channel sixtysymbols. There real scientists from the university of Nottingham explain these things.

[8CarlJohnson8]

fantastic comment on the mass media´s failure of de-informing the people

[GUNOT1007]

I consider 50Cent to be fuckin hilarious ;D

[amaldonado115]

Thank you Charlie Brooker! I don't know how many times I've tried to explain the ignorance and stupidity of the mass media to people...

[Entropy102]

Absolutely brilliant :D.

[Hikosaemon]

Another Tokyo dude here. You have no idea how bullshit fearmongering coverage of events here has been pissing us all off. Good on Charlie Brooker!

[pathdaly]

@Hikosaemon Ditto, though Im in Saitama, not Tokyo.

[jephoto007]

he looks like Connan's drunk older brother

[LBell67]

I live in Tokyo, did not evacuate and this is EXCELLENT!!!

[Shinheeful]

That's Japan

[Cha4k]

I'm in Tokyo, some of my wifes family died up north, and the news is fucking shit. They have no idea how fucking unhelpful they're being especially with their reporting on the NPP. Their exaggerations have caused real harm. Fucking cunts.

[faiaman123]

Hit the nail on the head with that one.

[movezig1]

thankyou for this omg......everyone is fucking nuclear expert all the sudden. Idiots.

[SlimeTron5000]

why are so many weaboos praising our brooker?

clearly occident media promotion works. we milk natural disasters no matter where they've struck, understood?

[shawkobezhu]

3:55

what the hell is the guy on the left smoking

[xRawlins]

I'm so glad he didn't mention the retarded Americans who brought up the pearl harbor incident when the tsunami hit Japan.

[SlimeTron5000]

weabo is an exception

[vanderley3]

"I'm a fucking idiot, lol"

[TheSmElliott]

I think that is a little over 140 characters...

[ballerific14]

50 cent is brilliant

[CrystalChord2010]

This is why I don't watch news shows. Stop taking human tragedy and using it to bump your ratings. People are dead over there, there's a nuclear plant that they are trying their hardest to get under control. Also, 50cent is a moron, not even worth my 2 cents.

[SlimeTron5000]

@CrystalChord2010 it earns me $

sorry no refunds lol :p

[CrystalChord2010]

@SlimeTron5000 That's okay, I just won't tune in to your channel lol :p

[SlimeTron5000]

@CrystalChord2010 ahh the arbitrary of one account is lol

[CrystalChord2010]

I used to like SkyNews. Not anymore. Stop taking human tragedy and using it to bump your ratings. People are dead over there.

[dopedgod]

I would take my soul back from arvo part and sell it to charlie brooker.. he is absolutely the most inspiring person in media all over the world..

[mcbalaban]

I live in Tokyo as well and this is bloody excellent! The only "meltdown" we've seen here, is the meltdown of bullshit in the world media.

[tokyosigsy]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

I'm in Tokyo and this is the best representation of the effluent that has been flowing.

As well as Charlie Brooker being absolutely on the nose with heartfelt, direct but sparing respect for the horror that was last week.

[KonanNai]

@tokyosigsy dont give up :) japan forever

[crella]

Love it!



[cechanju]

Brilliant!



[sukikirai2010]

lolol thanking you from Chiba

[samenobangohan]

Excellent! I am in Yokohama and also stayed (even if I am on holiday). While I understand that words like "nuclear", "radiation" and meltdown might scare most people, the shameful wave of panic spread by the media should be an indication that we must not rely on such irresponsible coverage for our news. Lets boycott all the media that displayed such acts of "media-terrorism"!!!

[nickymosk1]

Wow, I live in Japan too, and I haven't laughed this hard since before everything happened, thanks so much for posting this!!!

[nickymosk1]

Wow, I live in Japan too, and I haven't laughed this hard since before everything happened, thanks so much for posting this!!!

[MrTokyoDoug]

What's the audience dude doing at 3.55?!

[bradvoorhies]

I live in Tokyo, and stayed because there was work to do, people to help, students waiting. Hats off to and God bless the ones who hung in.

Excellent, Mr. Brooker; brilliant. A little levity, very well-timed and solid truth.

Brad from Tennessee

[04pikapika]

I`m a Tokyo resident and this is the first thing that has really made me laugh for a while. Love this. Thanks.

[Fillerbunny4]

For some reason, on this clip, he looks awfully like Conan O'Brien.



[emmapeel66]

excellent ! thanx for putting this up here

[kukanbida]

Charle que bueno !!!

[HighwayJoe]

I think 2 people from Sky News watched this.

This was brilliant. I've given up on watching CNN's coverage of this, disgusted by their logos, dramatic music and catch-phrase names. They've now moved on to the situation in Libya... also with logos / cop drama music / catch-phrase. It's ludicrous.

[nexxos]

LOL the dude @ 3:55

[paulrao]

charlie brooker at his best

[samuraigodzilla]

Wow. never heard fo this guy before but that kicked ass.

[tsurumichan]

great