Thursday, April 17, 2008

LIVE, BUT NOT LIVE

C News, the first time for the day we are hearing from the Prime Minister after he returns home from the economic conference in Mexico is at 9:07pm.
Why didn't you lead your 9pm newscast with that story, the freshest story at the time, instead of the murders which we have been hearing about since 6am?

And we know Desha Rambhajan was not live from San Fernando with the Prime Minister, as she said in her report.
How do we know? The tape froze before and after her tag out.
And Desha, San Fernando is a 'meh-tropolis' not a 'metro-po-lis'.

And too bad Ean Wallace was not live either. His recording of the weather update at 9:11pm suddenly went to black, and the director quickly had to cut back to news presenter Golda Lee.

And CNMG, why are your news presenters voicing ads?
Jessie May Ventour voices an ad for Jamieson Vitamins, while Ria Roopchandsingh voices an ad for Imperial Furnishings.
What's up with that? Where is the impartiality that's required for news presenters?