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Stevepol

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14. I noticed a couple of the stations were Fox affiliates.

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 08:37 AM

Jan 2014

I'm probably off the mark, but I wonder if this is a Fox News staple that's now required for its hosts or if it has just been adopted in the regular news segments of local news.

When your news and weather hosts are so often bimbos or illiterates it's no wonder they need prompts for the simplest segues.

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Conan points out media scripts. Makes me wonder who is writing the news. [View all] icymist Jan 2014 OP

Probably the worst part of this is how utterly unsurprising it is. abq e streeter Jan 2014 #1

stock photography -- I'd like you to meet stock news tomm2thumbs Jan 2014 #2

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2014 #3

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #9

Although this finding is not really News anymore Live and Learn Jan 2014 #4

it's amazing that no one deviates at all from the script. It's bbgrunt Jan 2014 #5

Not really. The newsreaders (erm, "reporters") read scripts off a teleprompter anyway... JHB Jan 2014 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #6

Welcome to DU Unknown Beatle Jan 2014 #7

are you Rich_Enough too? Skittles Jan 2014 #8

And who owns these production companies? What bias do they have? fasttense Jan 2014 #11

"Why are these hole fillers NOT about liberal ideas"? Some liberal organizations do... JHB Jan 2014 #24

Sounds like the retail corporations sent out the memo. Encouraging buying more Maraya1969 Jan 2014 #10

He does that often ? jakeXT Jan 2014 #12

"We've gotta get an envelope!" valerief Jan 2014 #16

But think of how much money was saved for the News conglomerate Thor_MN Jan 2014 #13

I noticed a couple of the stations were Fox affiliates. Stevepol Jan 2014 #14

The affiliates were across the board. It wasn't just fox. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #17

RCCTMM writes it. Ruling Class Control Through Mass Media. nt valerief Jan 2014 #15

Where is the One True Source Ezlivin Jan 2014 #18

Oh,...that's easy.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #27

They're oiling the wheels of the machine. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #19

What is the back story on this production? Coyotl Jan 2014 #20

Search on "video news release", "VNR", and/or "prepackaged news" JHB Jan 2014 #21

And the ctsnowman Jan 2014 #22

And this is why I get my news on DU. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #25

Wow... nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2014 #26

2004 was the year I stopped watching televised news Warpy Jan 2014 #27

TV Free Since 2000 - Deprogramming Is Difficult - It Is Worthwhile cantbeserious Jan 2014 #29

I never had cable or satellite until 2006 Warpy Jan 2014 #30