Local TV news sucks, part 1
I can’t stand local TV news. There are so many reason why I hate it, but it generally boils down to this: I could crap a better news story than most local TV news “journalists.”
How much smarts does it take to form a question in such a manner that the interviewee’s answer can only be a pathetic soundbite? Example:
Q: “What are your thoughts on the flasher that has been spotted exposing himself in front of your daughter’s elementary school?
A: “Well, I think he is sick, and he must be caught.”
I heard this one on the day President Reagan died. The reporter was talking with a spokesman for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library:
Q: “What is the mood here today?”
A: “Well, we are all very sad.”
What amazing insight!
Do they think we’re idiots?
Add comment January 20th, 2005