On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]>wrote:
> > PGage wrote: >> >> My wife suggests this is the influence of day time talk shows, which >> often break from the panelists to find women in the audience with tears in >> their eyes. If so, then maybe the over-use of reaction shots in sports that >> I see so often is not really unique to sports, but an obsessions of >> television producers in general. In any case, what exactly would it take to >> get these guys to cut back? >> > > End pooling of media staffs, end control of video by the party brass in > question, and give the media the freedom they deserve to make their own > effing decisions. Or let C-SPAN be the only source of video. -- BOB > Wait - are you saying that the Party Conventions control the video feeds used by the television news organizations? That seems very back assward, but that does not mean it is impossible. But I would be surprised to learn that. Even so though, I think the reaction shot promiscuity is counterproductive - it interferes with the communication. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
