Re: Journalistic Cliches 101 "At the end of the day"

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:45:18 +0000 (UTC), Salvatore Volatile
<me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Tony Cooper wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:19:41 +0000 (UTC), Salvatore Volatile
>><me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Tony Cooper wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I write, of course, from a US perspective. We don't use the term
>>>> "newsreader" or the term "presenter".
>>>
>>>Huh? "Newsreader" is a term I'd use in the context of radio broadcast
>>>news, at least. I agree about "presenter".
>>
>> That is allowable only if it's the street term in Flatbush. And I
>> doubt that it is.
>>
>> The term "newscaster" may be American, but not "newsreader" Perhaps
>> you can Google up some references to the US usage of "newsreader"?
>
>I see plenty that are likely US usages. One in an AP obit for Peter
>Jennings, reprinted at the ABC News website, for example.
>
It's customary to provide links. I, too, see some references to Peter
Jennings as a "newsreader". However, they are reprints from UK sites.

There's the scratchy feeling of wool over my eyes for some reason.



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Tony Cooper
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