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zonkers

(5,865 posts) Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:37 PM Nov 2012

Kelly Ripa, a news anchorwoman? WTF? I don't grudge Kelly but I never

knew she was a "hard news" anchor. I don't watch the networks often but I was flicking the channels and there she was. It was probably channel seven. Maybe this was going on a while or maybe she was just subbing. I don't know. I am not naive -- I know mainstream news has been BS for years but how can anyone take news seriously with an entertainment host delivering it?

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Kelly Ripa, a news anchorwoman? WTF? I don't grudge Kelly but I never (Original Post) zonkers Nov 2012 OP

All they do is read a teleprompter. bluedigger Nov 2012 #1

In other countries, "news achors" are called "news readers/presenters" SoCalDem Nov 2012 #2

In America the news is supposed to be entertaining. milestogo Nov 2012 #3

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

1. All they do is read a teleprompter.

Reply to zonkers (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:40 PM

Nov 2012

She's qualified.

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)

2. In other countries, "news achors" are called "news readers/presenters"

Reply to zonkers (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:44 PM

Nov 2012

They are not given the star-treatment like ours are..

I always like it when CNN-I takes over sometimes in an international story. It's refreshing to see some "age" on the faces, and to see women reading the news who are not lip-glossed/spandexed to within an inch of their life

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

3. In America the news is supposed to be entertaining.

Reply to zonkers (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:46 PM

Nov 2012

Maybe she can do a cartwheel between segments or something.

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