04.26.05
Channel 3 News
Okay, I give up.
I was just watching a news story that I stayed on Channel 3 to watch. ASU East is ripping off students who made the mistake of signing up a high priced meal plan. “3 On Your Side” did a very nice piece on the student, some other students , the problem, and the fact that ASU East is basically going to get to keep the students’ money (GRRRR!). (That’s another rant entirely). Of course, the anchors had to ruin it by saying “how taken” they were with the subject of the article, and how she is a “very good looking kid.” What does her being a good looking person have to do with anything?
I just hope that Channel 5 doesn’t mess it all up. What will I watch then?
Nancy said,
April 27, 2005 at 11:19 am
I’m afraid it’s not just Phoenix news channels. The news stations out here in San Francisco are pretty lame. I used to be a Broadcasting major, and one of the concepts we were taught was non-biased language. But now, it’s all about being hip and cool to get ratings. The other day they were talking about a car accident and kept using words like “major crash” and such. And the fact that they do “news pieces” on store openings and new gadgets really bothers me. Uh, idiots, you’re supposed to *report* the news, not make it exciting or an infomercial. sigh…
(Sorry about the rant. Kind of a hot topic for me.)