Last night I was watching the 6pm news on WABC and they did a story on a guy in New Jersey that murdered his two year old child. Throughout the entire story they never even mentioned what city this took place in. I noticed this happens with a lot of stories where they talk about what happened but never mention the location. It's very careless reporting.
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Careless local news reporting
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I'll admit I'm just guessing here, but....I've noticed more than a few times AP wire copy will slug a story from such-and-such a town/city, but not mention it in the actual story.============================================example: (Boondockville, ME-AP) Big rocks fell from the sky on a small New England town for most of the day yesterday, but there wereno reports of injuries. ============================================When a "rip & read" is read (without a rewrite) the location sometimes is not included in the story, leaving the astute listener/viewer wondering where the event occured.
Without a doubt! Poor reporting, poor English grammar, the use of slang - there is no place for any of that in professional media. It really is a shame when you have anchors sitting around conversing like frat boys, or people off the street. It may be real, genuine, and true, but it's not professional. Even if I spoke this way in informal social situations, with friends, etc. I couldn't say "hey dog" or "yo dude what up" to my customers! And this dumbening effect and laxation of professionalism is not only going on in the local media, but on the Today show, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, etc. Call me old fashioned, but I cringe when I see and hear this. There used to be standards by which one would present himself, and his material... but no more!
I totally agree with you. Take a look at the local news programs - especially in the morning - all sitting around laughing, using slang words, being as obnoxious as they can be. Whether it's an attempt to be more "viewer-friendly" or "in touch" with New Yorkers, its a bunch of crap and blatantly lacks professionalism. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a little banter in an attempt to connect with the viewers, but when 4 people at an anchor desk are all talking over each other, it becomes quite unprofessional. Being an Italian, I get that every week at Sunday dinner. The WB11 Morning News is the worst - a scanky looking traffic reporter showing cleevage (yes, I'm a man but believe there is a time and place for that) and an obnoxious news crew that shouts and yells at each other. Good Day NY on Fox 5 isn't any better. When getting ready for work in the morning, the last thing I want to hear is chaos - just report the news, tell me if it's going to rain, what the Yankees' score was from last night's game, and if subway trains are running on a delay...that's it. Is that too much too ask from the nation's #1 media market?
;D exactly!
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