Newsreaders


Local newsreaders attempt to explain “emo”. Fail.

When news programs attempt to keep up with “da yoof”, hilarity often ensues. Case in point, this round-up of local US news programs warning on the dangers of teen “emo” culture: “the more depressed you look, the more points you earn.”

Gay news anchor: Why I committed career suicide

Until recently, Charles Perez was a TV news anchor for an ABC affiliate station in Miami. A gay TV news anchor. But when public knowledge of his sexuality became widespread, he claims, the network started not-so-subtly nudging him out the door.

Newsreader fashion: a Crikey field guide

Have you ever sent forlorn tweets about Ali Moore’s cravat into the ether? Well, feel alone no longer. Mel Campbellprovides a semi-definitive guide to the sartorial language of news and current affairs.

Bath to get Seven’s coveted 6pm gig?

Should the Seven Network be getting concerned about the damage being done to Mark Ferguson by his continuing association with THISafternoon on Nine?