I’ll drop this too, after I reply. I don’t know it and I don’t know that the American people know it. You shouldn’t make assumptions you can’t support. Jeez, that comment reminds of someone who used say that very thing a lot. I understand he’s going to be evicted from his current residence soon.
Yeah, Im gld I don’t du that.
I worked at the local TV station here for over 20 years (as a director). It's exactly the same thing here in most departments, especially in news. People think they're the greatest thing since sliced bread yet can barely read a story properly, much less write properly (one of their best writers, a guy I went to college with, left to work for the local newspaper, is still there, and still can't write properly). I was a DJ for ~5 years before going into TV and, 40 years later, can still out read *any* of them *cold* (never having seen the script before). In production meetings I'd make the news "producers" mad when they'd ask for more moving graphics saying it'd increase viewership as I always countered with "People couldn't care less about fancy graphics. If you'd *write* better, and get more stories yourself instead of relying on the morning papers for ideas, you'd see far more viewers tuning in."
Yes, they do. Frequently. A few months back a tornado hit the main business area. The "reporters" they had on site, doing live reports, were almost unintelligible due to "regional" speaking patterns and inability to pronounce words properly. It was so bad it was embarrassing and I found myself thinking "If *this* is the best of the applicants then I wonder how bad the rest were?" It was like watching the local HS production classes - people who truly don't yet have a clue about how things should be done. They have an excuse at the HS as their teachers have never worked in the profession so are somewhat clueless themselves. The local station *should* be better but as it's a training ground they tend to get mostly clueless people who think they'll get rich in broadcasting because someone told them "You should be on TV!" Most last 6-12 months before moving on (the rare "good" one) or realizing it's not all it's cracked up to be and they don't stand a chance in larger markets.
We have a long time local anchor here that is finally retiring, thank goodness. She doesn't speak with any accent, IMO, but she's constantly stammering and messing up words just trying to read from the teleprompter.
