Wednesday, January 23, 2008

MORNING MARKETS

CNC 3, do you know what a "wain" is?
"A wain is a type of horse-drawn, load-carrying vehicle, used for agricultural purposes rather than transporting people,...".
At 7pm Tuesday, you had a pre-recorded telephone interview with "Wain" Iton, GM of the Stock Exchange.
At 6am on Wednesday, Dr Keith Clifford interviewed via telephone "Wayne" Iton, GM of the Stock Exchange.
BUT. At 7am, Marcia Braveboy used a soundbite from Mr Iton from the 7pm newscast with the same incorrectly spelt name which was recorded the previous night.
Yes Marcia you can say you did not produce the original piece, but you need to check, double check and triple check what you use.
How difficult would it have been to use a live super over the soundbite, or just ditch the stuff from the night before and edit up the fresh interview?
Anyway, kudos for sticking with the markets.

TV6's Keisha David on the other hand can't get any such praise.
At 7pm Keisha your station led with the issue of the markets, yet at 6am, your "Good Morning Port of Spain" question was whether people agreed with proposed upgrades for the health sector.
Steups!