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What Words Or Phrases Would You Ban From Newscasts?
- Thread starter Joey1986
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You would be correct. But, they also call themselves, well, here's the script for their opening:
Live, Local, Late-Breaking......You're watching Channel 2 Action News at XX.....Coverage You Can Count On.
The first time I heard it, I was like "Dude, how many slogans can you buy to put in your open?????"
FloydB said:
Wow, that's tacky and brutal! I have come to hate the "LIVE, LOCAL, LATE BREAKING" thing. It gives off the same aroma as you get from your local used car salesman. Only with less integrity. And, as I stated earlier, the use of "BREAKING" is out of control. What's breaking? Windows? Dishes?
In the dictionary, to break the news is down around definition 27 of the word "breaking". Not a commonly used phrase until recently (in the media).
And, it is you who breaks the news to someone. News doesn't break itself; it needs someone to break it to someone else. To think that it does demonstrates the typical 6th grade knowledge of grammar that seems so prevalent in the newsroom and promotions department of most stations.
I don't think this one has been said yet. But how about FOX News stop saying "FOX News Alert" when its Breaking News. Just call it Breaking News or This Just In. If its a FOX News Alert how come I can see the same breaking news event on MSNBC and CNN.
Ken said:
At least on our Fox O&O in Phoenix, after the anchor says "We have a Fox News Alert!!!" the graphic appears saying
FOX
NEWS
ALERT
with each word jumping out at us like the WB shield in an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. In case we didn't get the message, I guess they have a Fox News Alert. ;D
I just thought FOX News Channel did it not local FOX Channels. But I guess local FOX O&O will say this. Any other FOX O&O's do this?
This thread should be required reading by every news department in the country.
OK, here goes:
1. "Just in..."
2. Titles where the "S" can be missplaced: ("New Swatch", "New Stwo", "New Sticker", New Strain", "New Shour", "New Snow", "New Screw"). (Makes me want to read the New Spaper.)
3. Smart interviewers ask, "What do you think?" Stupid Interviewers ask, "How do you feel?"
4. Incorporating station slogans in newscasts: "Eleven Alive News" (as opposed to "eleven-dead news").
OK, I'll leave now. ;D
OK, here goes:
1. "Just in..."
2. Titles where the "S" can be missplaced: ("New Swatch", "New Stwo", "New Sticker", New Strain", "New Shour", "New Snow", "New Screw"). (Makes me want to read the New Spaper.)
3. Smart interviewers ask, "What do you think?" Stupid Interviewers ask, "How do you feel?"
4. Incorporating station slogans in newscasts: "Eleven Alive News" (as opposed to "eleven-dead news").
OK, I'll leave now. ;D
Back so soon?
A few years ago, I was watching a raw satellite feed from a dude on a beach where a hurricane was suposed to hit within the hour.
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, Action 6 News"
"OK. Got that?"
"OK. "...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, Eyewitness News"
"OK. Next?"
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, 11 Alive News"
"How many more? We gotta get the he-- outta here!"
"OK. "...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, NewsCenter 8"
He tagged about 7 stations in the chain before his last tag:
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, CNN News"
A few years ago, I was watching a raw satellite feed from a dude on a beach where a hurricane was suposed to hit within the hour.
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, Action 6 News"
"OK. Got that?"
"OK. "...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, Eyewitness News"
"OK. Next?"
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, 11 Alive News"
"How many more? We gotta get the he-- outta here!"
"OK. "...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, NewsCenter 8"
He tagged about 7 stations in the chain before his last tag:
"...3...2...1 - This is Jim Jones, CNN News"
trusty said:
Even worse is when every reporter has to sign off his story with their station slogan. Worse than that is when said reporter actually works for one of the local fish-wraps and has to mention the name of the paper as well.
Example, from KNXV-TV Ch. 15 Phoenix: "For the East Valley Tribune, this is (name of alleged EVT "journalist"), ABC-15 News, Your Valley News Leader."
Don't you love "synergy?" The worst TV news operation tied to the worst newspaper in town (yes, it's possible to be worse than the Arizona Repulsive). No, they're not co-owned.
ixnay said:
I used to see them back when I had a C-band dish (early-mid 90's). There are transponders on certain satellites that are used by the major networks for various purposes, including raw news feeds. In addition, there are certain "wild card" transponders that are used only sporadically. So, you need to cruise around with your dish (a form of channel surfing) to see what you can see. They were usually in the clear, meaning that they were unscrambled and you could watch.
All that being said, I don't know that many of these raw feeds are still readily available. By the time we moved and left the dish (for good) in 1997, a lot of channels were going digital. A lot has changed since then. By now, I'd imagine that most transponders are digitally scrambled - making it tough for you to see anything that you do not specifically subscribe to. That means that there is much less in the way of unscrambled video floating around. Too bad because that was the real fun stuff!
Of course, I'd love to hear from someone who still has a C/Ka band dish - it would be interesting to find out how things are going now....
Mastaclocksetta said:
Just as every cop that gets arrested "finds himself on the other/wrong side of the law"
Here's one that's REALLY old; there was this story about the old lady who found a TV program she really liked, but at the end, the announcer said, "Tune in next week at this time for more enjoyment on the ______ show," She could never see the show after that because she always tuned in when the announcer told her to, and only got the announcer telling her again.
(I hope I don't have to explain this.
)
(I hope I don't have to explain this.
)Oh, another one, used in weather forecasts...
FUTURECAST. Just for those viewers who didn't figure out that the forecast predicts future weather.
And keeping with weather, there's no reason for seven-day planners. The forecast for five, six or seven days down the road usually changes significantly from day to day as it gets closer. Just another gimmick.
Really, any excessive graphics and sounds are not necessary. Whatever happened to simple yellow or white Chryon text, sometimes with a red line? The focus should be on the video footage of the story, not the graphics.
FUTURECAST. Just for those viewers who didn't figure out that the forecast predicts future weather.
And keeping with weather, there's no reason for seven-day planners. The forecast for five, six or seven days down the road usually changes significantly from day to day as it gets closer. Just another gimmick.
Really, any excessive graphics and sounds are not necessary. Whatever happened to simple yellow or white Chryon text, sometimes with a red line? The focus should be on the video footage of the story, not the graphics.
In Hartford/New Haven WTNH/News Channel 8 was the first to do "The 8 Day Forecast". Then WFSB/3 started do a 7 day forecast. And most recently FOX 61 has started doing The 7 Day FOXCAST. WVIT the NBC O&O is the only station in the market doing a 5 day forecast. Meanwhile on COX Cable we get WPIX out of NYC and they still only do a 5 day forecast even though they're owned by the Tribune Like FOX 61.
Meanwhile I agree it's stupid to do 7 or 8 day forecasts. These people couldn't predict 3:35 at 3:34.
Meanwhile I agree it's stupid to do 7 or 8 day forecasts. These people couldn't predict 3:35 at 3:34.
Keeping on the subject of weather, why does it take 3 minutes to tell me that tomorrow will be sunny with a high of 47? The first 2 1/2 minutes are wasted with weather maps, and the "weather person" repeating the same information. The last 30 seconds are the actual forcast, and guys, I can read, you dont need to read it to me. All the fancy graphics and names (doppler 11 million), the bad jokes, inane conversation and lack of news sense, local news has no credibility anymore.
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