How about talk with the person who made the error — as opposed to putting them in a nasty-gram email.
Maybe make sure there are multiple people that check all graphics prior to broadcast — like the producer, executive producer, and director.
These are pretty basic systems that work at most every TV station… without the news Director resorting to calling out their staff.
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WUD T-Vee Speling Errers
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Graham Wellington
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That's my thought. With technology and things like spell check, it should happen even less than it has in the past.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:55 amMaybe that's already occurring, yet the sloppy errors are still making it to air?Maybe make sure there are multiple people that check all graphics prior to broadcast — like the producer, executive producer, and director.
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20/20 News
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In my opinion the ND showed class in first addressing the problem with a "velvet hammer". Hope it's enough make his point. Lots of hands touch the on-air product and it should be a communal effort to get it the best it can be. The one employee who gets off by embarrassing his/her workplace needs therapy. I suspect his/her home life isn't pleasant.
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DJ-MichaelAngelo
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Agreed! Good for him taking a stand like this and requiring high standards for such a high-visibility job. If you can't spell correctly and use proper grammar and punctuation, sorry you don't belong in the news or journalism industry.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:23 pm I agree with you, Graham. I think it's great he is taking people to task for sloppiness.
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They may now be spelling better but instead they are using the wrong lower thirds graphics for stories. The other night they had a story on tryouts for the US Olympic team. The video was of track and field, the lower third talked about swimming.
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"Cheap Cheap Cheap" it is live or is it Gannett?
"Cheap Cheap Cheap" it is live or is it Gannett?
Re: WUD T-Vee Speling Errers
Spell/grammar checkers should be used as a tool. All high school graduates should have full command of the English language without relying on editing aids to think for them, especially those who write to earn a living.
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You mean like "MIchael Mar in"?Doktor No wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:29 pm Now if they would fine every on screen personality that doesn't PRONOUNCE the T in the middle of a word...as in SparTan and not sparen, mounTain and not mou-in and waTer and not wah-er...the list goes on. It seems generational as the younger ones seem to do it..are they lazy or are they tongue tied?
