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« on: April 09, 2012, 05:10:52 AM » |
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This is about TV, not radio, but I wanted your opinions.
What's missing from this news story? I'll transcribe exactly as it aired.
Slide: California Teacher goes to jail
Anchor: A student breaks up with her teacher after the teacher is arrested for for having sex with a minor. Police arrested that 41 year old teacher for having a sexual relationship with a minor. It happened back in 1998. That teacher is now in jail in California
B-roll Video: man talking from behind a window, shot over the shoulder of unknown light haired person. cut to still shot of sign "James C Endocis High School - CIVILITY" and another of empty school parking lot.
Anchor continues. Now he also had a relationship with this other student, and she just recently broke up with him.
Still shot of unidentified girl standing with her apparent mother.
That's it. entire story.
If it weren't for the DVR's ability to freeze-frame, nobody would have caught the name of the school and therefore been able to figure out what this story was about.
This story aired on one of our local TV station's 6pm newscast. Did somebody forget the 5 W's?
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 09:44:30 AM » |
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It didn't happen on our newscast.
Later . . .
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amos
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 09:54:52 AM » |
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Local network affiliate.
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 10:55:19 AM » |
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Are you wondering why fewer people are watching local TV ? or that News Writing Skills have evaporated ?
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 06:41:31 PM » |
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Dubba +1, adding that fewer people watch broadcast national TV, too.
mainly because there's LESS to watch, since 19 minutes out of 60 are commercials.
('back in the Star Trek day', it was 8 ) even DVR's get tired of that after a while.
maybe radio will learn something from this. sorry. nevermind.
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 05:41:00 AM » |
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This story aired on one of our local TV station's 6pm newscast.
Amos, which market was this? Raleigh or GSO? Can we get a clue as to who it was...? If it's Greensboro, I am willing to bet I know who  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 09:05:00 AM » |
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GSO.
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 10:59:43 PM » |
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It's all tease in the tv news these days.
Probably just a way to drive you to the website (if they have one).
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2012, 10:47:30 AM » |
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no, this was just a poorly done news story.
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 02:03:13 PM » |
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Awful writing and doing live shots from darkened, empty buildings where something HAD happened earlier in the day/night is a totally useless waste of time and talent. I used to be glued to the tube for my news, now finding other ways to gather and watch.
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