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How's this for a story from KOMO about a human trafficker shown on a lower third chyron for young people to see? Hey Mom, what's a pimp? How about trafficker? Sinclair stuff, folks.
Her goodbye post below! After an almost five-year stint, FOX 13 meteorologist and part-time news anchor Abby Acone ends her run there with a final show on this Sunday morning. Married earlier this month, she left no word on what's next. Not sure if it is fully her decision, but I'm told she had 'favored nation' status with news management. Before joining 13 in December of 2021, she worked three years at KOMO and also did a stint in Tri-Cities. Fittingly, this last shot on IG is studio appropriate. I've been frequently critical of her on this site for using the station's studio to post questionable videos (IMO), but for now, good luck. Here's Abby's goodbye post: My heart is so full as I reflect on my final week at FOX 13 ❤️ 🥹 I’m incredibly grateful for my time here and for the remarkable people who made this place feel like home. I’ve had the joy of working alongside some of the most talented, hardworking, and genuinely wonderful people in th...
Love ya, Wayne. But he was a pimp. Are you saying newscasters should not speak like humans? This is what he was. We have to speak like normal people.
ReplyDeleteWorried about children? How many murder and rape stories were there before this? How many people died in the middle east? Are you saying the word "pimp" is more offensive than any of that? Again, not trying to be a jerk and love what you do. But I just don't see eye to eye with you on this one, man.
The chryon should have been SEX TRAFFICKER SENTENCED. Or A 35-YEAR SENTENCE.
ReplyDeleteMost sexual terminology is still looked upon as offensive by many. HAPPY ENDING LADY SENTENCED, how about that??? It is a matter or decorum and using words that express the story with viewers in mind and some judgment. What's happening in the MIddle East is a not a legit argument here, apples and oranges. I am a purist who wrote stylebooks for my newsrooms on how to write such stories and handle crime stories. Would never have allowed it. Nobody at KOMO even flagged it for discussion. It's cheap and lazy. We will agree to disagree but appreciate that you offered a counterpoint.
From the picture above, it appears that the chyron in question was part of the 6pm news. Considering that there are more likely to be younger viewers watching at that hour, I would have been leary about using that particular word. That being said, if it was the 11pm news, when younger viewers should mostly be in bed, then I would be more okay with it. I appreciate KOMO wanting to use accurate terminology, but some words just aren't appropriate for all viewers.
ReplyDeleteYes it was from the 6. Using it at 11 is a better slot, I suppose, but I still object to it. Here's an interesting story from NWCN. I had an EP who would say "Let's PIMP the crime story," instead of "let's teaase the crime story." A young female producer picked up the term from him, which led to me banning the term from my newsroom. And I wasn't even a grumpy old man then!!!
ReplyDeleteYou had good reason to object to it, considering what happened at NWCN. Knowing that, I would be even more skeptical about using that word.
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