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Saturday, March 27, 2010

What it takes...



A colleague once asked me to write something about what it takes to be a good news anchor, and mix it with food anologies. I thought it was an interesting topic, and could make for an interesting post. The conversation we had, was something to this effect:






So, what does it take to be a good news anchor?



Well, he/she should be spicy, full of energy and good nutrients.



Oh, but it takes long to prepare a good one.



Yes, but it's worth the effort.



There are many varieties of this dish.



Yes! and its one of the oldest recipes man has known.



It should ennervate you long enough to last you throughout the day's chores.



You have to know all, and I mean, ALL the ingredients to make it though.



Never go to the kitchen, without knowing that you have all your ingredients.



Be sure to add heat to it!



And spice! That's the life! The spice!



YEahhhhhhh....

Those sound like the good parts of being an anchor. But, when it comes to delivering bad news, its just horrible. If its bad news, its double the responsibility of getting it done right! But there are good stories to be told too! Of human courage, and wonders and marvels, and human accomplishment, bravery, sacrifice... love and humanity. But still, those are few and far between.



I like the journalistic part of this job, the delving for information, getting information across to the viewer, treating it as your own personal story, while staying objective at the same time. There are still a lot of avenues yet to be discovered in this profession, espicially in a country such as Pakistan, with a considerably young media, that I would like to discuss in more detail in later posts.


As they say, Stay Tuned! :)

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