While your smile is melting straight off your face and your lawn furniture is bursting into flames, your local news team is trying to figure out ways to keep you guessing when it comes to what this crazy weather will do next. The hope is that you will be too intrigued to turn away and [...]
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Headliners Anonymous. Freaks Welcome.
July 3, 2011
There is no good reason whatsoever why two people should bond over a beheading, but it’s hard enough to make friends, so I’ll take what I can get. Within seconds of meeting someone I can tell whether or not we will be friends. I either like them or I don’t, there’s very little in between. [...]
Snooze Writing 101: Good Question
May 13, 2011
One of my favorite elements of any newscast is the Q & A portion at the end of a news story between the anchor, who is on the desk, and the reporter who covered the story. It’s a study in the unintentionally hilarious. This little song and dance is a staple of t.v. news: [...]



July 21, 2011
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