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What's with the laptops on Channel 10's anchor desks?

Re: Leapin' Luddites!

BobRoss said:
Looking away from the prompter to check the laptop screen can be just as distracting as the IFB announcement. After all, if they had the story memorized well enough to just keep reading as they check something else, they wouldn't need the prompter in the first place.

The best way to handle this stuff is to just keep your IFB announcements short, simple and clear. If possible, wait until you're in a sound bite or someone else (other anchor, reporter, wx guy, etc.) is talking, before passing along any kind of detailed instructions.
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Bob, I generally agree with you. I wouldn't expect talent to look away from the prompter to check a rundown screen during a read, but there are plenty of opportunities between reads to look at a revised rundown, especially if talent has been advised of changes in the IFB. The laptop is like a revised rundown sheet that's instantly available.

Another use of the laptops is as a replacement for a floor director. With stations employing Parkervision, robotic cameras, etc., a laptop could display a large stopwatch program and/or large-print instructions like "stretch", "faster", "cut", "other camera", etc.
 
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