tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post3222878819911281619..comments2023-09-23T10:44:53.276-04:00Comments on I Laugh, Therefore, I AM: TV News ReportersBr. Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-85737517027699750412011-01-08T09:34:33.837-04:002011-01-08T09:34:33.837-04:00Reporters get a lot of criticism (justifiably) for...Reporters get a lot of criticism (justifiably) for asking "How did it <i>feel</i>" so often, and I suppose this is an alternative solution. But it's a poor question to begin with, because it anticipates the subject's response: yes, the subject has to quantify his anger, but the subject is also discouraged from saying, "Oh, it wasn't so bad! I got a lot of reading done." Journalists are supposed to report the story they find, without shaping the story to fit their preconceptions.<br /><br />Another solution would be to show <i>only the subjects' responses</i>, not the reporter asking the questions. Unfortunately, the economic realities of a competitive industry are such that no reporter can afford to surrender even a split second of air time. So we're stuck watching them in their banality and incompetence.<br /><br />I speak only of local news, of course. In network news, we are <i>never</i> like this. It's a completely different ball game. Really.William V. Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-74310141781596696622011-01-05T10:22:11.010-04:002011-01-05T10:22:11.010-04:00I would remove one of the first verys, and add ano...I would remove one of the first verys, and add another very there towards the end.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.com