on the newz biz
as i was rolling prompter last night for the 11pm show i couldn't help myself from creating a fake line for the anchor to say in stories.
(anchor copy)
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering 400 more National Guard troops to help battle the wildfires burning in California.
Cooler weather is providing some temporary help but firefighters say there's lots of work to be done.
(Rob followup)
Experts are attributing the rise in wildfires to flaming homosexuals flocking to the state to marry.
(anchor copy)
We have an update today on the health of Senator Ted Kennedy.
His wife says he's doing well but is dealing with some fatigue.
Kennedy is going through radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer. She is also telling friends and family that he is "tackling cancer with his trademark grit and determination."
(Rob followup)
Insiders say Kennedy's grit and determination comes from a bottle of finely aged single malt whiskey.
I could go on and on.
As the days go by I'm less and less enthused with the prospect of journalism as a career.
I think it would be different if I was at a different station, or if my current station didnt make so many goddamn stupid decisions.
At any rate I look forward to one day not having to play engineer, run the same stories ad nauseum eg. floods fires and elections, have an overnight editor who can go shoot spot news, a slugging program that doesnt crash EVERY FUCKING NIGHT, eventually getting on call photographer, calling a photographer to go shoot something and not getting bitched at, a giant pay raise and aliens landing.
There ARE things I like about 905 Generic Road Name. But right now they escape me.
(anchor copy)
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering 400 more National Guard troops to help battle the wildfires burning in California.
Cooler weather is providing some temporary help but firefighters say there's lots of work to be done.
(Rob followup)
Experts are attributing the rise in wildfires to flaming homosexuals flocking to the state to marry.
(anchor copy)
We have an update today on the health of Senator Ted Kennedy.
His wife says he's doing well but is dealing with some fatigue.
Kennedy is going through radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer. She is also telling friends and family that he is "tackling cancer with his trademark grit and determination."
(Rob followup)
Insiders say Kennedy's grit and determination comes from a bottle of finely aged single malt whiskey.
I could go on and on.
As the days go by I'm less and less enthused with the prospect of journalism as a career.
I think it would be different if I was at a different station, or if my current station didnt make so many goddamn stupid decisions.
At any rate I look forward to one day not having to play engineer, run the same stories ad nauseum eg. floods fires and elections, have an overnight editor who can go shoot spot news, a slugging program that doesnt crash EVERY FUCKING NIGHT, eventually getting on call photographer, calling a photographer to go shoot something and not getting bitched at, a giant pay raise and aliens landing.
There ARE things I like about 905 Generic Road Name. But right now they escape me.
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