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You are not alone

This has been discussed before (and recently) here.

Speaking of the mispronounced - I heard a young lady newscaster on the Corus overnight feed refer to a new locale on the map apparently known as "Salt" St. Marie

But Fester...it is 'The Sault'.

CNN...Breaking news is anything fairly recent these days.  Pisses me off...every time.  But heh!!!  It's all just part of what is now so stupid that credibility is no longer an asset.  As always...SELL!!!  SELL!! Sell those stocks before they're totally worthless.  The broadcast 'entities', for the most part, already are.

SteveYYZ wrote:

A enjoyable discussion interrupted with a breaking news for traffic 3 mints before news.  Ended up turning 640 and stayed for rest of the drive in.

I heard that
I believe John Moore said "...it's 8:57..." and the breaking news thingy sounded...
Then Lisa - the traffic gal gave her update and that was that
I did find the episode somewhat strange & out-of-place as you did


 
 

RadioActive wrote:

CFRB has actually been fairly responsible with the use of the dreaded "Breaking News" phrase in the past. But it seems like that's now over and they may be trying to emulate their sister CP24, which has always overused the term. I also noted this week that they seem to have just added a musical stinger for what they're calling "Developing News."

In other words, 'news we can't quite call breaking but we still want to highlight so you'll turn up the radio volume and think we're telling you something important.' It's similar to 680 News' "Happening Now" stinger, that essentially does the same thing. It's a tricky balance, and when it works, it works great. When it's overused, it hurts the credibility of news outlets everywhere. But like the boy who cried wolf, it seems they just can't resist it.    

Here's the original thread that shows you're not alone.

 
RadioActive, you are a class act sir (madam?). The big yellow board would be smaller and paler without you.

You make a good point about the way 680 heralds developing stories. A bit of fanfare creates interest and the "Happening Now" spin gets the listeners attention without the burnout.

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