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  • May 2008
    • Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C

      Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C

      (Newser) - A longtime local anchor in New York got her viewers' undivided attention during a promo last night when she said the F-word live, the New York Daily News reports. After the wrong video played as she teased the upcoming news during Medium, 28-year WNBC veteran Sue Simmons said, "What the f--- are you doing?" More »

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      New York City   FCC   NBC News   local news

  • December 2007
    • Anchors Squirm in HDTV's Glare

      Anchors Squirm in HDTV's Glare

      (Newser) - As HD takes hold, TV personalities face a new challenge: namely, hiding that zit in magnified resolution. Makeup techniques that traditionally hid flaws have become as obvious as the blemishes themselves, the Baltimore Sun reports. And, er, seasoned anchors worry the improvements could shift focus from content to complexion, forcing stations to seek youthful replacements. More »

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      HDTV   TV shows   TV networks   Anderson Cooper   local news

  • April 2007
    • Local TV Pushes Fake Medical News

      Local TV Pushes Fake Medical News

      (Newser) - TV stations across America broadcast fake medical news stories that are really ads produced by providers to tout their new techniques and procedures, according to an investigation by the Columbia Journalism Review . “I kick, scream, and fight, and make them as journalistically ethical as possible," says one reporter. "It makes me sick.” More »

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      advertising   journalism   news   hospitals   local news

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