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I hate post-mortems! |
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Producer target practice |
| Date Posted: |
06/08/2005 |
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Am I the only producer that hates post-mortems?
We had big breaking news just before the newscast. Everyone hustled to get it on air as clean as possible. And everyone did a great job getting it on. It was a wreck behind the scenes, but everyone in the control room was satisfied in the end. But, during the post-mortem, the ND and Asst. ND were worried about a dumb super that aired in the wrong place! What!? They didn't care that we made it off on time when the show ended up being nearly 3 minutes heavy, or that the breaking news made it at all.
This is just one example. FOR ALL YOU ND'S READING THIS. Producers don't like to work 8 hours putting together a show, then going into your office where everyone plays "blame the producer." I can take some blame and criticism - no problem. But, concentrating on that "one" minor thing that the viewer probably doesn't give a crap about, is mind boggling! I'm not one who likes to be stroked (by that, I mean hearing compliments all the time!), but end the meeting with something positive if there is something to say. I know some people are going to write, "well, there must be something wrong with your producing." I thought that too. But, it happens with all of our producers and editors and anchors. "Why didn't you say this, or why didn't you show that?"
What do you think?
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