19-06-2023, 03:30 AM
(09-06-2023, 06:34 PM)xlalonce Wrote: But in the end that sounds sloppy once you start EVERY edition with that phrase. Was even worse in the Orange AgesI know it’s been a while since you posted this, but I absolutely agree and I’ve just unearthed this video which I simply had to share because it covers all of this:
*And thanks for the correction, it is in fact "ON THE AIR"
1) Several stories are breaking news, despite no obvious recent developments other than what would be considered normal news cycle updates on ongoing stories for most of them. This “dilutes” the seriousness of the one story which was genuinely up-to-the-minute (the wildfires).
2) EVERY STORY is “tonight”!
3) The broadcast even starts with some apparent breaking news developments (not mentioned in the headlines) “as we come on the air tonight”!
4) It ends with a strange “think of the children, TONIGHT” segment!
You couldn’t make this stuff up, and it totally loses all sense of proportion and meaning if all stories are breaking/urgent and all stories are “tonight” as if new developments have just occurred when they clearly haven’t and it’s information from hours ago.
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