Comments on: NBC’s evening news program turns 60

By: Gertrude Claycomb

Gertrude Claycomb — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:59:47 +0000

I would like to know why all the news agency are jumping on the Obama bandwagon and ignoring all the other candidates? It seems that the news agency are trying to make everyone adhere to there views. I have never hear any news anchor ask Obama any questions about his minister and his remarks that have offended my if not all the people of the USA. It seems that you can ask Mrs. Clinton any and all imbarrassing questions about her [past and any misquotes.,but God forbid you ask Obama.

By: discreet_chaos

discreet_chaos — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:42:48 +0000

Rob - While there surely wasn’t as much need for fundraising, you’d think that the “grip & grins” were done off-camera and if the stories weren’t filed in the same drawer as JFK’s “bimbo eruptions”, then they were simply dismissed as “business as usual”.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:12:27 +0000

Truman:
“If you people out here stand for it, it’s you own loss! I’m fighting for you, now, do some fighting for yourselves!”

Wow… Today, Chris Matthews and The Best Political Team in Television would be all over that comment.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:19:43 +0000

Oh …. and to tack on to Don and Safran’s comments …

9. A president visiting Oregon and Washington without a meeting with fundraisers for his re-election campaign or a grip-and-grin with local legislators running for office? Unheard of!

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:17:28 +0000

Pres. Truman’s Western Tour? They could’ve called it “Deadly Flood ‘48″ for crying out loud. And there were no locators? I couldn’t tell he was in Portland! It looked more like Lake Oswego to me.

On the other hand …

1. At least they got aerial footage of the disaster.

2. Mentioning other news organizations covering the news … did NBC pioneer content aggregating? I always though Al Gore did when he invented the Interwebs.

By: A. Reader

A. Reader — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:45:25 +0000

A newscast without an endless barrage of drug ads? Impossible!

More than two minutes on one story? Incredulous.

A president against big business? Unbelievable!

By: Safran

Safran — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:23:31 +0000

8. Also in June, 1948:

Jane Wyman divorces Ronald Reagan after her on-set affair with “Johnny Belinda” co-star Lew Ayers. How is THIS not the lead? Didn’t the AP West Coast have a commandment that ALL stories about Jane Wyman were breaking news?

By: Don Day

Don Day — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:30:24 +0000

You forgo tone.

7. It’s about stories from the West Coast - and NOT even California. Blasphemy.

By: Safran

Safran — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:51:42 +0000

There are so many things wrong with this package, it’s hard to know where to start.
1. Giving a producer credit up top? Producers should be abused when small flaws occur and otherwise not credited.
2. Using music under the piece the whole time? Unethical.
3. Visiting a flood zone but no close-ups of pathetic, washed-out refugees? No shots of reporter, teary-eyed, standing among the victims cursing the systems? Speaking of which…
4. The reporter doesn’t do a single standup. How is the audience supposed to relate to him and the network’s brand?
5. One SOT from the president? And it doesn’t come in until 1:19, five seconds past the maximum length for a package. AND his soundbite goes 24 seconds? 20 seconds too long.
6. Nothing about Britney.