Friday, November 30, 2007
INTERESTING PHOTOS
The Express then the Newsday get kudos for their Friday front pages. The Guardian is a bit blah.
FOURTY. EH?
Even the grand old BBC needs a nudge sometimes. They ran a headline on the withdrawal of British troops from Aden in Yemen "fourty" years ago.
Well for anyone who cares, four loses its U when it changes to forty.
Well for anyone who cares, four loses its U when it changes to forty.
THANKS FOR VIDEO
Thanks CNMG for that CMC report out of Barbados on the after effects of the earthquake. But why did you cut it on the air before it was finished?
And please, whoever wrote that story with Michael Williams of the Prison Officers Association, don't use a talking shot of him over a fresh telephone interview. It's distracting because his mouth is saying one thing but your viewers are hearing something else.
And please, whoever wrote that story with Michael Williams of the Prison Officers Association, don't use a talking shot of him over a fresh telephone interview. It's distracting because his mouth is saying one thing but your viewers are hearing something else.
WHY?
Why does TV6's Cherise D'Abadie move her body so much when she is presenting the news? It seems like it's even more pronounced when she reads by herself at 10pm and on weekends. It's very distracting.
And Cherise instead of saying "No reports of damage were reported" following the earthquake, why not say "There were no reports of damage"?
And Cherise instead of saying "No reports of damage were reported" following the earthquake, why not say "There were no reports of damage"?
TV REPORTS FOR RADIO
I95, the use of BBC tv reports in your newscasts is not worth the effort, because we know the reporters are writing to pictures and because we can't see those pictures, the reports are not effective.
And TV6 what's with the bad audio from the PM from yesterday's post cabinet meeting that was used in your morning newscast?
From what Keisha David told us, Mr Manning was talking about the reopening of parliament. But he was almost inaudible. Why didn't you just give a synopsis of what he said?
Don't you understand that you drag down the quality of your entire newscast when you do those things?
And TV6 what's with the bad audio from the PM from yesterday's post cabinet meeting that was used in your morning newscast?
From what Keisha David told us, Mr Manning was talking about the reopening of parliament. But he was almost inaudible. Why didn't you just give a synopsis of what he said?
Don't you understand that you drag down the quality of your entire newscast when you do those things?
EARTHQUAKE
According to Joel Villafana, many of the staff members in the TV6 newsroom began screaming when the 7.3 (7.4 according to the BBC) quake struck on Thursday afternoon. Hope they are alright now.
So TV6 why start with how everyone else in the region reacted to the quake rather than how your people did? We endured Cherise D'Abadie's 4 minute telephone interview minus any video with someone in Barbados, then Samantha John spoke with the owner of an inn in Montserrat for just about one minute. After the woman answered two questions, then that was it. So why go live to her? Why not just call up several different people around the region and string the interviews together so we get a wider picture of what happened in the region?
Well after that they went to Marcia Hope's story. At least she had some video of the concrete that fell off the twin towers.
But CNC 3's other Marcia (Braveboy) went inside The Falls at West Mall. She said she was not allowed to go inside the neighbouring Hilo supermarket to "check for damages". Someone has taken the supermarket owners to court?
And Marcia you need make up; even some face powder to take off the shine, nothing fancy, but you must look presentable. And you did two stand ups for the earthquake story...plus a stand up for some other story so you gave us three opportunities to see your shiny, unmade up face. Then the morning crew decided to run your earthquake package about three times! Why?
CNC had a one on one interview with the head of the Seismic Research Unit at UWI. But TV6 pulled a sound bite from the same man from the CMC feed which was a telephone interview, and again no cover video. At first Media Watch thought the man was being interviewed in Barbados, but then we remembered that the Seismic Research Unit is in St Augustine.
So TV6 why start with how everyone else in the region reacted to the quake rather than how your people did? We endured Cherise D'Abadie's 4 minute telephone interview minus any video with someone in Barbados, then Samantha John spoke with the owner of an inn in Montserrat for just about one minute. After the woman answered two questions, then that was it. So why go live to her? Why not just call up several different people around the region and string the interviews together so we get a wider picture of what happened in the region?
Well after that they went to Marcia Hope's story. At least she had some video of the concrete that fell off the twin towers.
But CNC 3's other Marcia (Braveboy) went inside The Falls at West Mall. She said she was not allowed to go inside the neighbouring Hilo supermarket to "check for damages". Someone has taken the supermarket owners to court?
And Marcia you need make up; even some face powder to take off the shine, nothing fancy, but you must look presentable. And you did two stand ups for the earthquake story...plus a stand up for some other story so you gave us three opportunities to see your shiny, unmade up face. Then the morning crew decided to run your earthquake package about three times! Why?
CNC had a one on one interview with the head of the Seismic Research Unit at UWI. But TV6 pulled a sound bite from the same man from the CMC feed which was a telephone interview, and again no cover video. At first Media Watch thought the man was being interviewed in Barbados, but then we remembered that the Seismic Research Unit is in St Augustine.
AD VOICE
10 points to anyone who can correctly guess which well-known female tv news presenter voice that is on the Scotia Bank Magna Mastercard Christmas radio ad.
Or at least who it sounds like.
Or at least who it sounds like.
HERBIE?
CNMG for a second there Media Watch thought you had Herbie Hancock on your First Up show this morning. Blue shades and all!
But it's some hotel operator from Barbados.
But it's some hotel operator from Barbados.
HAVE YOU WHERE?
Media people use this phrase "It's good to have you", but if you think about it, you wonder, It's good to have you where and doing what?
Why not just say "Thanks for being with us"?
Why not just say "Thanks for being with us"?
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