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2FM newsreaders

  • 17-08-2004 12:03am
    #1
    Lennoxschips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone noticed that some of the 2FM newsreaders seem to have problems reading out loud?


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  • #2
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    I noticed the sports reader mumbling the other day, actually...

    I've also noticed a lot of mistakes by newsreaders lately, across the dial, I dont know if its because their getting worse at their job or I'm paying more attention to it... probably the latter.

    flogen


  • #3
    Lennoxschips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭Lennoxschips


    I often wonder how people get those jobs. I would guess it's done on a "who you know" basis.


  • #4
    alleepally
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭alleepally


    There's one woman on Newstalk and she has to be the worlds worst newsreader. Her pronunciation is atrocious.

    As for 2FM, not quite as bad but there's a couple could do with some refreshers on diction.

    While on the subject of 2FM news - their news bulletins are far too short for a national station. 98FM has better news than 2fm and that's saying something!


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    As long as they can speak better than Annanova, I don't care...


  • #6
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    flogen wrote:
    I noticed the sports reader mumbling the other day, actually...

    I've also noticed a lot of mistakes by newsreaders lately, across the dial, I dont know if its because their getting worse at their job or I'm paying more attention to it... probably the latter.

    flogen

    I was thinking just the same at lunchtime today as yet another simple work was slured by the newsreader and this was on RTE News At One. The Morning Ireland crew are plainly still asleep as they containly misname ppl and places and stumble over the most straightfoward sentences. I think basic grasp of the language and ability to read is now secondary to who you know.

    Mike.


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