TV News Review

In 2001 when I watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center it made me weak and sick. For many weeks I lived and worked in a fog. I would come home from work and sit and watch the TV coverage. I couldn’t take my eyes off […]

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A few weeks ago, Geraldo Rivera was doing a report on Lisa Novak, the astronaut arrested for attempted kidnapping among other things. During the report Geraldo repeatedly referred to Ms Novak as the “astronut”. He appeared to be doing it by accident and even apologized for it. Over the past few days […]

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As a followup to my blog about the Fox program “Anchorwoman”.  It appears it has been cancelled after only one episode due to extremely poor ratings.  Too bad.  I though it had potential.

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I was reading the paper this morning and noticed an advertisement for a new TV series on Fox Broadcasting called “AnchorWoman“. The star, Lauren Jones, tries to transform herself from a swinsuit model to a TV news anchor.
I know TV News is a visual medium and the anchors appearance matters but just how important are […]

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Not so long ago I heard a Fox News anchor congratulate one of the Fox reporters on their promotion to anchor. By their words and their tone, they almost immediately realized they had just insulted all of the hardworking reporters at Fox. The next few moments of them trying to do damage control […]

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People who watch TV News usually watch it every day. Nothing new there. I remember my parents watching CBS Nightly News every day after dinner. It was a routine. We kids were to be quiet or play in another room during the news. News was serious business.
It’s surprising how […]

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There was a time not so long ago when a person could tune in to CNN Headline News anytime day or night and within 30 minutes be caught up on the major stories of the day. First there was Nancy Grace and Showbiz tonight. Tasting success (higher ratings) Headline News pressed on. […]

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Tonight I was watching the last part of The Fox Report with Shepard Smith. As most cable news fans know, Shep has a tendancy to make the occasional misspeak on air. In spite of that he’s so likable it’s hard to hold it against him. Earlier there had been a story about […]

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Attention Cable News networks. California car chases are not riveting TV unless the car being chased is carrying a well known celebrity or a criminal of notoriety. The car chase today was broadcast for what seemed like forever on HLN. As you can see Christi Paul was doing her best to make […]

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Mornings aren’t easy. I stay up too late and have to get up way too early to start the work day. In fact, It’s usually not advisable to even talk to me before that first cup of morning coffee. Speaking of that morning coffee, Robin Meade and company are made to […]

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