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What's the solution to the "dead wood" in broadcasting |
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Good point... |
| Date Posted: |
06/10/2005 |
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Cover Your A$$ is what it means. Are you SURE you work in broadcasting???
And let's throw in the lawyers who have held a lot of good stories out because of what MIGHT happen. |
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Before about 1990, newsroom meetings were common. People would come in on their own time and would talk about station philosophy, reporting techniques, ethics, etc. Haven't been to such a meeting in about 15 years. About the same time, management started relying on committees and research to make EVERY decision. This way no manager was sticking their neck out for any decision. Cowards! Of course, any decision by committee is usually nothing but crap. News directors are now concerned about making anchors look good, and promoting the show. When is the last time you ever heard a ND mention content? The big problem is ND's coming from the producer ranks. These are people who have never covered a news story in their life and wouldn't know one if it bit them on their fat ass. They are more concerned about pacing and the "look". Until journalists start running newsrooms again, we are going to continue tailspin.
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