tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post2601410569476521341..comments2023-10-24T08:13:45.842-06:00Comments on Only in New Mexico: Old TimesJim Bacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019944863771287149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-90410455986005754702017-05-15T12:52:37.307-06:002017-05-15T12:52:37.307-06:00I can't believe some of the poor English, gram...I can't believe some of the poor English, grammar, pronunciation, and syntax of the local news anchors. I was taught that words like "bucks and/or grand' were slang words and not proper English when used in place of "dollars". Just now on the noon broadcast on KOB-TV News the Anchor and the Weather person are giggling, facing each other (not their audience) and discussing between themselvestheir methods for cutting an avocado. I kid you not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-38455620493543542732017-05-11T12:55:52.291-06:002017-05-11T12:55:52.291-06:00100% in agreement, Jim, about broadcast journalism...100% in agreement, Jim, about broadcast journalism, and that includes radio. Every time we heard, at the various stations at which I worked, that Magid or "the consultant" was coming, we knew to expect the worst. I recall that, for a while, at KOB-AM, we actually had to label, on the air mind you, 2 segments of each newscast..."Good News" and "Bad News"...and deciding which was which was never simple. That ridiculous crap lasted for about a month. And it seems no one is teaching these kids at local TV stations anything about English language writing...no grammar, no syntax, no verb tense, no nothing'. The word salad coming out of their mouths is deplorable and "sad".Alex Cuellarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-32020645810850422432017-05-10T08:44:46.095-06:002017-05-10T08:44:46.095-06:00Jim, I wonder what you think of this idea for find...Jim, I wonder what you think of this idea for finding a future for local news from Ben Thompson. <br /><br />https://stratechery.com/2017/the-local-news-business-model/<br /><br />If there's something to the idea, who can make something of it here and how?maximalidealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608414040184967025noreply@blogger.com