“You pulled the ultimate scam. Hats off, my friend.” So spoke a coworker to me the day after Thanksgiving. I couldn’t argue, though I could have nitpicked the word scam. But we both knew what she meant: In TV news land, a scam is a work day in which you manage to parlay a leisure [...]
Archive for November, 2010
22 Nov
Tone deaf
To the amazement of my friends and the annoyance of my wife, I’ve once again renewed my subscription to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. In the last year it has re-emerged as a must-read. Its coverage of government and politics has been vigorous and top notch. The AJC has been enterprising and investigative. Because of [...]
15 Nov
The future
“We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friends: Future events such as these will affect you in the future.” Criswell, in the intro to Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space. The prognosticator known as Criswell [...]
8 Nov
I’m onto your game
Hey Doug! Last month, you used the phrase “slake the thirst” in a story on 11Alive to describe how negative political advertising satisfies viewers with a taste for fear or horror. I don’t hear “slake” much. Is that really a word? If so, why wouldn’t you use a more common word, such as “satisfy,” “quench,” [...]
4 Nov
November’s child
It’s a happy coincidence that my new young ‘un was born November 2, resulting in three weeks of downtime during this month’s sweeps. Tune into 11 Alive during the Thanksgiving holiday and beyond, and you may stumble upon my dazed return to the news biz. My hiatus started Monday, when Mrs. LAF went into labor [...]
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