I thought I heard the anchor---and the reporter---mispronounce Kennadale in a Saturday night story about a rafting accident. Well, here's written proof (the script, as I heard it) from the KTVT website: http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_147005812.html Nice work. Seems their Kansas City Star News Guru needs to hire a proofreader for the website too.
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Tarrant County town gets renamed by Channel 11
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ATTN CBS 11: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A PRONUNCIATION GUIDE IN YOUR NEWSROOMS AND A PROOFREADER? Good lord that is Journalism 101!
C'mon KPLEX, it's all about emotion (http://www.unclebarky.com/abovethefold_files/495d3f114a1ff6fe5e0e56d0a3727e16-351.html). Screw the facts.
I would put a smiley face after that last sentiment, but it actually makes me sad. I had high hopes for CBS-11.
I would put a smiley face after that last sentiment, but it actually makes me sad. I had high hopes for CBS-11.
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OH Boy KTVT has decided to go the "inside Edition" trail. Their newscast is a hybrid of "The National Enquirer/People magazine with a little bit of "My Weekly Reader"."Senior Scholastic" is too high Brow for them. I too had high hopes for KTVT,but apparently the near sighted management rather go for the "Dumb and Dumber' audience than one who wishes to be informed. Apparently they are using "Soap Digest" as a Journalism guide for reporting. Watch things really slide once Tracy retires.
As for Channel 8.Winning by default is not much of a win,especially the weather cast during the week.
As for Channel 8.Winning by default is not much of a win,especially the weather cast during the week.
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jd said:
Actually, it's spelled Kennedale. If you're going to point fingers, it's best to double-check yourself, too.
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If I had a dime for every time a new weathercaster, anchor, reporter, etc pronounced "Rockwall" as "Rock-WELL"...
Then again, I once had a back-woodsy kinda neighbor who told me she just LOVED those "Norman Rock-WALL" paintings...
Other cute mispronunciations over the years:
Collin County: CollinS County
Cresson: Cruss-SAUNNN (like 'Croissant'...did that myself a couple of times, and boy, the phones rang!!)
Waxahachie: WOCKS-hat-chee (Warren Culbertson, who lives there, used to butcher it that way himself!)
Ennis: EEEE-nis
Kerens: Karens (locals know it as "kerns")
Grand Saline: Grand SAY-leen
Wills Point: Will'ses Point
Hebron: HEB-rohn
Westminster: Westminister
Mexia (of course)
Terrell: Tuh-RELL
White Settlement: "Whitesville" (ok, that was a joke Shirley "What's Happening?!?" Hemphill made on the Tom Joyner Show years ago when the show was local!)
Then again, I once had a back-woodsy kinda neighbor who told me she just LOVED those "Norman Rock-WALL" paintings...
Other cute mispronunciations over the years:
Collin County: CollinS County
Cresson: Cruss-SAUNNN (like 'Croissant'...did that myself a couple of times, and boy, the phones rang!!)
Waxahachie: WOCKS-hat-chee (Warren Culbertson, who lives there, used to butcher it that way himself!)
Ennis: EEEE-nis
Kerens: Karens (locals know it as "kerns")
Grand Saline: Grand SAY-leen
Wills Point: Will'ses Point
Hebron: HEB-rohn
Westminster: Westminister
Mexia (of course)
Terrell: Tuh-RELL
White Settlement: "Whitesville" (ok, that was a joke Shirley "What's Happening?!?" Hemphill made on the Tom Joyner Show years ago when the show was local!)
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Re: Tarrant County town gets renamed by Channel 11 DOUG DOES IT AGAIN!!!
HOLY COW!!! At 4:12pm The story was about a Greyhound Bus that almost went over a bridge on I-35 just north of San Antonio. Doug said it almost went into the 'MADONNA RIVER" JESUS!! Its the MEDINA RIVER pronounced "Ma _Dee _Na." MY lord when oh when are they ever going to get Pronunciation guides and PROOFREADERS FOR THEIR COPYWRITERS?????????? It has gone from amusing to down right embarassing. I hope someone from KTVT will respond to this ,and I dont mean someone who has only been in the business less than 10 years.
HOLY COW!!! At 4:12pm The story was about a Greyhound Bus that almost went over a bridge on I-35 just north of San Antonio. Doug said it almost went into the 'MADONNA RIVER" JESUS!! Its the MEDINA RIVER pronounced "Ma _Dee _Na." MY lord when oh when are they ever going to get Pronunciation guides and PROOFREADERS FOR THEIR COPYWRITERS?????????? It has gone from amusing to down right embarassing. I hope someone from KTVT will respond to this ,and I dont mean someone who has only been in the business less than 10 years.
Re: Tarrant County town gets renamed by Channel 11 DOUG DOES IT AGAIN!!!
If that accident happened north of San Antonio, somebody moved the river. The Medina flows southward from Bandera County and merges with the San Antonio River south of the Alamo City. Incidentally, the bus was traveling south from San Antonio to Laredo.
When I started this thread I made a typo myself, which dallasnewsgirl pointed out. Honest mistake. I really do know how to spell Kennedale, as I once lived a few miles from there. This is a radio (and TV) board where we can point out errors like that, and that's a good thing. But it begs the question: since reporters and anchors are expected to get the facts right, isn't it reasonable to expect that someone, anyone, in the entire news department or production staff at a particular station who can be counted on to catch and correct glaring errors? If, for instance, something is wrong in the 5 o'clock newscast and it's wrong again at 6 and 10, somebody isn't paying attention.
The direction that Channel 11 is taking with their "first five minutes" run-and-gun approach is disturbing. So maybe we shouldn't really expect KTVT to get the pronunciation or the details right. Under the new regime, they've thrown out the book of facts in favor of the tabloid of fluff.
KPLEXCOMPLEX said:
If that accident happened north of San Antonio, somebody moved the river. The Medina flows southward from Bandera County and merges with the San Antonio River south of the Alamo City. Incidentally, the bus was traveling south from San Antonio to Laredo.
When I started this thread I made a typo myself, which dallasnewsgirl pointed out. Honest mistake. I really do know how to spell Kennedale, as I once lived a few miles from there. This is a radio (and TV) board where we can point out errors like that, and that's a good thing. But it begs the question: since reporters and anchors are expected to get the facts right, isn't it reasonable to expect that someone, anyone, in the entire news department or production staff at a particular station who can be counted on to catch and correct glaring errors? If, for instance, something is wrong in the 5 o'clock newscast and it's wrong again at 6 and 10, somebody isn't paying attention.
The direction that Channel 11 is taking with their "first five minutes" run-and-gun approach is disturbing. So maybe we shouldn't really expect KTVT to get the pronunciation or the details right. Under the new regime, they've thrown out the book of facts in favor of the tabloid of fluff.
I think jd hits the nail on the head here. It's not an unpardonable sin when a mistake happens at say 5 p.m. It's live, a lot's happening. Mistakes can creep in. It becomes a problem when the same mistake is repeated at 6 and 10, because what that means is (a) no one in the newsroom is checking double-checking information and (b) the staff isn't checking voice mail and e-mail since viewers who know better frequently don't let that go unmentioned.
Either that, or it means the few people still watching the news fully expect these screw-ups and they just don't care anymore.
Either that, or it means the few people still watching the news fully expect these screw-ups and they just don't care anymore.
I think we can see what happens when staffers are told to concentrate on the emotional side of the story, not the factual aspects, when reporting the news. Here's how the Channel 11 news director wants his people to approach it:
Viewers (people) remember emotion, not facts . . .
Critical facts are important, not all facts are.
---Regent Ducas, in a memo to the staff http://unclebarky.com/abovethefold_files/495d3f114a1ff6fe5e0e56d0a3727e16-351.html
There you go, ladies and gentlemen. The incentive to get it right is eclipsed by the need to make it sizzle. Simple, isn't it? If you amaze or terrify the populace and that gets the ratings there's little need to inform them. This comes from a man who probably wouldn't hesitate to fire a number of veteran reporters if he could get away with it. According to a former Channel 8 investigative reporter, Ducas has already made his intentions known.
Viewers (people) remember emotion, not facts . . .
Critical facts are important, not all facts are.
---Regent Ducas, in a memo to the staff http://unclebarky.com/abovethefold_files/495d3f114a1ff6fe5e0e56d0a3727e16-351.html
There you go, ladies and gentlemen. The incentive to get it right is eclipsed by the need to make it sizzle. Simple, isn't it? If you amaze or terrify the populace and that gets the ratings there's little need to inform them. This comes from a man who probably wouldn't hesitate to fire a number of veteran reporters if he could get away with it. According to a former Channel 8 investigative reporter, Ducas has already made his intentions known.
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Journalism is fast becoming a word in the dictionary only. Reporting the News is not reporting,only an entertaining ratings grabber. Channel 11 gives an image of trying to do news,but would rather lead with a story about Britney Spears or a 2 car smassh up with minor injuries than report on F-5 Tornado hitting Kansas and 50 people dead. You are getting these "news wizzards"who are 38 years old and lower making the decisions,because they can. Ch.11 has the talent,but it has no direction. It certainly doesn't care about quality only quantity. Small wonder why the Rowletts, The Dungans are leaving. The writing is on the wall;"News facts get in the way of a story".
KPLEXCOMPLEX said:
For the record, I'm 31 and male, part of the coveted demographic.
I stopped watching local news regularly (can't quit completely) about three years ago. I get my news from the Web sites of CNN, the Star-Telegram and the Morning News (when the pop-unders will let me), with a smattering of blogs and news/talk radio. Most of my friends in my age range feel pretty much the same way y'all (and I) do about the crappy nature of TV news. Which is a shame, this market has real talent. Just not in management.
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