At 10:15 +0000 9/12/08, David Gerard wrote: >2008/12/9 Cormac Lawler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> But he did get to use the word "ham-fisted", which he'd been gagging to say >> on air all day, and at which his face made a discernible twinkle. :-) >> Cormac > > >The C4 interviewer REALLY WANTED the word "hamfisted" in there. Fine by me ;-) > >The process was, we discussed what I had to say and how she'd like >that put in a soundbite (every word and every split-second counts), so >I said my piece six or seven times in different ways so they'd have >something usable in a broadcast. And the news is in fact plotted out >to the split-second, as of course that's the only way to get a whole >world of news into 30 or 60 minutes. > >You know, I think I've become quite a fan of C4 News. The programme >was really good all the way through. As far as I could tell. They >certainly covered our bit well. > > >- d. > >_____________________________
I agree: well covered. And good work, David! Gordo -- "Think Feynman"///////// http://pobox.com/~gordo/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
