So the Hilton Trinidad's General Manager is the new voice of media awards in Trinidad and Tobago?
The Express has the story with some of the "awardees" all smiles with their trophies.
"CCN's Sunity Maharaj received the Lifetime Award in Television while the Newsday's John Babb received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Print." (Neither one is pictured).
Granted Hilton GM Ali Khan has been living in Trinidad for some years and throws some interesting parties that media people are invited to so they can rub shoulders with him, but does that make him an expert on what constitutes good "media"?
What is the judging criteria for the various categories? Who is on the panel of judges? Steups! Is this "award" show sanctioned by the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago?
Remember now that MATT used to hold an annual media awards ceremony in conjunction with RBTT, but that has been on hold for the last few years, so maybe new MATT president Joanne Briggs can bring us up to speed on that.
Last year BPTT launched its Luminaries of Journalism Awards, again a corporate body deciding to pat journalists on the back for what they perceive as good "media". What's their judging criteria?
Seems that anyone can now conjure up an awards scheme for journalists and it will be totally accepted. Why? Because journalists feel they need to be patted on the back so it doesn't matter who hands out awards or what criteria is used for judging?
PS Express for your "Excellence in Journalism" story you spelt the name of your sister station's news presenter Samantha John wrong.
Hope this award means her bosses will send her to pronunciation school.
Monday, December 3, 2007
MATH
English and math sometimes don't mix, as in Darryl Heeralal's story "Legs lost in mishap: Driver faces charges" in the Monday Express.
Darryl writes that 11 people were injured in the accident, but he names only 9: Elizabeth Munroe-Gopaul, Emile Gopaul, Britney Hinds, Kelvin Lambert, Terrance Stewart, Simeon King, Joel Ellis, Reginald Sharpe and the car's driver.
So who are the other two?
Darryl writes that 11 people were injured in the accident, but he names only 9: Elizabeth Munroe-Gopaul, Emile Gopaul, Britney Hinds, Kelvin Lambert, Terrance Stewart, Simeon King, Joel Ellis, Reginald Sharpe and the car's driver.
So who are the other two?
Sunday, December 2, 2007
FOUR IS
The Express again.
Here's a sentence from Denyse Renne's Sunday story 'Murderers elude cops': "These four have been added to the detection figure and is known as "closed detected"."
Here's a sentence from Denyse Renne's Sunday story 'Murderers elude cops': "These four have been added to the detection figure and is known as "closed detected"."
REFERENDUM
Interesting report from TV6 on the Venezuelans voting on their country's referendum on constitution reform. Pretty bad audio on the interviews though.
Keisha David we see that you interviewed psychic Yesenia Gonzalez. Did you ask for a prediction on the vote?
Keisha David we see that you interviewed psychic Yesenia Gonzalez. Did you ask for a prediction on the vote?
VOICE TRAINING
Samuel McKnight of CNC 3, Media Watch is nominating you for the next batch of voice training at your station.
TEARS-O-RAMA
Denise Balgobin of the Newsday, there are usually two or three sides to every story, but we only got one in your Rain-O-Rama piece.
When can we expect to see the rest of the story?
When can we expect to see the rest of the story?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Ria Rambally of IETV News, does your editor know the difference between Queen's Royal College and Knowsley?
In your story on preparations for Carnival, you were speaking about QRC, but we saw a shot of the Foreign Affairs building.
In your story on preparations for Carnival, you were speaking about QRC, but we saw a shot of the Foreign Affairs building.
YEAR END REVIEW
Joan Rampersad of the Newsday got a jump on the competition by writing her year end review of cultural/entertainment events in Trinidad one month before it's normally scheduled.
In the Sunday edition, her review is titled "Blame Akon for shaming us", but Media Watch is not so sure about the title.
Was that really the most important thing that happened on the local entertainment scene this year? What was the criteria for picking that headline?
In the Sunday edition, her review is titled "Blame Akon for shaming us", but Media Watch is not so sure about the title.
Was that really the most important thing that happened on the local entertainment scene this year? What was the criteria for picking that headline?
PRINTER'S DEVIL?
Media Watch is guessing someone at the Express was in a real hurry to print Darryl Heeralal's story on the accident at Barataria.
No checking of the English.
"ONE young lady's both legs were severed, a man lost a eye and seven other were people badly hurt,...".
Come on. Did your reader's editor have the weekend off?
No checking of the English.
"ONE young lady's both legs were severed, a man lost a eye and seven other were people badly hurt,...".
Come on. Did your reader's editor have the weekend off?
Saturday, December 1, 2007
MISS STREET IS GONE
Cordielle Street, producer/host of CNC 3's Early Morning Show has left for (we hope) greener pastures.
Miss Street (as her co-host Keith Clifford likes to refer to her), bid farewell to her colleagues at the Guardian and viewers on Friday.
So where exactly are you heading Cordielle?
Miss Street (as her co-host Keith Clifford likes to refer to her), bid farewell to her colleagues at the Guardian and viewers on Friday.
So where exactly are you heading Cordielle?
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