Whale Attack News

Skimming the local television stations during the evening newscasts an interesting video was shown. A lost whale in the shallow waters of Uwajaima Bay, Japan was being video taped as sympathetic Japanese fishermen tried to rescue the whale and lead it back into the ocean.

One fisherman got too close and the whale, confused and scared, slammed his boat with it's gigantic tail. Noriyuki Yamamoto, 58, drowned and was pronounced dead later in a hospital near-by.

This video, and many like it, are showing new trends in how newscasts are covering international news. Traditional local news outlets would briefly cover the war efforts of other countries and the politics of these news-making countries. The online video sharing trend is finding its way into the news. An innocent animal lost its bearings and nervously defended his space when a boat got too close. Without the video, the news would have barely made the briefs in the newspaper.

In this article by the New York Post, a line read, "Dramatic video of the attack made its way around the Internet yesterday and became one of the most watched clips on YouTube."

Death videos = views on YouTube. This video has over 64,000 views.