Post by TOB on Mar 27, 2021 16:22:54 GMT -5
- The Producers Guild of America picked "Nomadland" as its top movie. Is that now the front-runner for Oscar? No one really knows that this year since it is all up for grabs. Any other year, one would lean with the film that has the most nominations, which is "Mank." But, that does not seem to be the favorite this time around.
- Some people who are nominated are not happy with the no Zoom announcement for the Oscars this year. To be honest, the Zoom atmosphere for the other award shows was awful, not matter the spin that some are using for it. The Oscar producers, as of now, do not want that and they are right about that. However, with many things these days, the mob rules. So, let's see if that decision stands.
- Note: what the media leaves out of a story can indicate bias. What they do not cover can do the same. How they frame a story is important to see when reading. To think that does not happen is naive. I have been in many editorial meetings and the discussion centers around how to frame a story and your angle. You try to sell it at times to the editors. The editors can squash it or tell you a direction to take. No, this is not wrong at all. It is what is done. Editors kill stories all the time. It seems today with social media, stories get published with no oversight and every thought a reporter has gets posted. Newspapers are limited in space, so yes, stories do not get in. Editors assign stories, too. A reporter is often doing a story they are told to cover. They are not making up stories all day. So, look more at those behind the scenes when critiquing them. TV news is a whole different ball of wax and it is more entertainment than news - to me, that is.
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PRESSER: The White House Press Corp was a disaster in this first press conference with Pres. Biden. It was obvious that the questions were given in advance. WHY? The president had a prepared list in which he called on reporters. WHY? There was no free flow of information exchanged. I do not want hostility per se, but the media was soft. And anybody suggesting that it was a smooth presser by the president is being dishonest. And who he did not call on in is just as important as who got to ask questions. A straight news story can just say what happened and be done. There is no way the WHCA did not meet with the White House and coordinate this. They had to since there was a prepared list of reporters called on; and note cards for the president to read. If you do not see that as wrong, then there is nothing to say. That is not journalism but it seems it is now. As I say often, it has to be taught differently than it was when I got my degree. Today, it is OK to mix in opinions with news stories, apparently. That is by design. I love opinions, but news and opinion should not be mixed, if possible. Newspapers are better at separating with analysis, etc...and they are labeled.
BEFORE: Original reporting is hard to find, even with the mainstream media. Once one outlet gets a story, the others follow that one - and use it, too. That is fine, but if you scroll the same story over and over, it seems like a waste. When using a bit of information from once source, try to come up with a different angle instead of just rehashing the same story.
- Notice the above next time you see stories after a press conference. They say the exact same thing in their stories. That is why there are press pools. They share the same info. Press pools may be a thing of the past and should look at ways of changing they way news is disseminated. Nobody likes them. And they do make reporters lazy. See the White House press pool as an example.
O'Brien News Service
- Some people who are nominated are not happy with the no Zoom announcement for the Oscars this year. To be honest, the Zoom atmosphere for the other award shows was awful, not matter the spin that some are using for it. The Oscar producers, as of now, do not want that and they are right about that. However, with many things these days, the mob rules. So, let's see if that decision stands.
- Note: what the media leaves out of a story can indicate bias. What they do not cover can do the same. How they frame a story is important to see when reading. To think that does not happen is naive. I have been in many editorial meetings and the discussion centers around how to frame a story and your angle. You try to sell it at times to the editors. The editors can squash it or tell you a direction to take. No, this is not wrong at all. It is what is done. Editors kill stories all the time. It seems today with social media, stories get published with no oversight and every thought a reporter has gets posted. Newspapers are limited in space, so yes, stories do not get in. Editors assign stories, too. A reporter is often doing a story they are told to cover. They are not making up stories all day. So, look more at those behind the scenes when critiquing them. TV news is a whole different ball of wax and it is more entertainment than news - to me, that is.
Oakland teachers refuse to return to school, despite getting
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PRESSER: The White House Press Corp was a disaster in this first press conference with Pres. Biden. It was obvious that the questions were given in advance. WHY? The president had a prepared list in which he called on reporters. WHY? There was no free flow of information exchanged. I do not want hostility per se, but the media was soft. And anybody suggesting that it was a smooth presser by the president is being dishonest. And who he did not call on in is just as important as who got to ask questions. A straight news story can just say what happened and be done. There is no way the WHCA did not meet with the White House and coordinate this. They had to since there was a prepared list of reporters called on; and note cards for the president to read. If you do not see that as wrong, then there is nothing to say. That is not journalism but it seems it is now. As I say often, it has to be taught differently than it was when I got my degree. Today, it is OK to mix in opinions with news stories, apparently. That is by design. I love opinions, but news and opinion should not be mixed, if possible. Newspapers are better at separating with analysis, etc...and they are labeled.
BEFORE: Original reporting is hard to find, even with the mainstream media. Once one outlet gets a story, the others follow that one - and use it, too. That is fine, but if you scroll the same story over and over, it seems like a waste. When using a bit of information from once source, try to come up with a different angle instead of just rehashing the same story.
- Notice the above next time you see stories after a press conference. They say the exact same thing in their stories. That is why there are press pools. They share the same info. Press pools may be a thing of the past and should look at ways of changing they way news is disseminated. Nobody likes them. And they do make reporters lazy. See the White House press pool as an example.
O'Brien News Service