Comments on: a news voice should not be a commercial voice http://blog.audioconnell.com/2007/03/13/a-news-voice-should-not-be-a-commercial-voice/ the blog and podcast presented by professional voice over talent Peter K. O'Connell Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Janet Green http://blog.audioconnell.com/2007/03/13/a-news-voice-should-not-be-a-commercial-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Janet Green Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:10:28 +0000 http://audioconnell.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-22 GREAT post! This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time, for the very reasons you mention. Great post! GREAT post! This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time, for the very reasons you mention. Great post!

]]> By: Peter O'Connell http://blog.audioconnell.com/2007/03/13/a-news-voice-should-not-be-a-commercial-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Peter O'Connell Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:45:25 +0000 http://audioconnell.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-3 Ralph: I think the saddest part is that the average person doesn't care about a news person doing an ad because I think average person either ignores or is ambivalent to the journalistic/ethical problems its poses (as Kara wisely pointed out). This is why it is sooo important for news outlets to police themselves (like NOT having their news staff do commercials. But if owners don't care, employees are going to care less as well. Ralph: I think the saddest part is that the average person doesn’t care about a news person doing an ad because I think average person either ignores or is ambivalent to the journalistic/ethical problems its poses (as Kara wisely pointed out).

This is why it is sooo important for news outlets to police themselves (like NOT having their news staff do commercials. But if owners don’t care, employees are going to care less as well.

]]> By: Ralph Haas http://blog.audioconnell.com/2007/03/13/a-news-voice-should-not-be-a-commercial-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ralph Haas Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:20:41 +0000 http://audioconnell.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-4 That's no blarney Peter:) I agree with your comments. Today I was listening to a local radio news director/reporter who I went to high school with doing remote cut-ins from Auction World. It may bug us but do you think the average listener even notices or cares? That’s no blarney Peter:) I agree with your comments. Today I was listening to a local radio news director/reporter who I went to high school with doing remote cut-ins from Auction World.

It may bug us but do you think the average listener even notices or cares?

]]> By: Kara Edwards http://blog.audioconnell.com/2007/03/13/a-news-voice-should-not-be-a-commercial-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Kara Edwards Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:58:50 +0000 http://audioconnell.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-5 Peter, I agree completely! When I was on the radio we were often slaves to the advertisers...all but selling our souls so the station could make a dollar. Whatever...but a news person should NOT be selling products...the news needs to be completely unbiased. What if that product were involved in a lawsuit or had something news-worthy occur?? Yikes! Kara Peter, I agree completely! When I was on the radio we were often slaves to the advertisers…all but selling our souls so the station could make a dollar. Whatever…but a news person should NOT be selling products…the news needs to be completely unbiased. What if that product were involved in a lawsuit or had something news-worthy occur?? Yikes! Kara

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