rip-and-reader
nounEtymology
Suggesting the tearing off and reading of printed sheets from incoming news transmissions.
Definitions
A newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.
- In between the all-news stations and the rip-and-readers are a substantial number of stations which sometimes have one or two newsmen and which try to do a respectable job with a limited budget.
- Leave the rip-and-readers to the tender mercies of the Associated Press. Major market radio and television stations are another matter entirely. Their news interests and requirements are similar to those of newspapers.
- News director Griff Potter says he wants “a journalist, not a rip-and-reader. Someone who understands that highlights, runs, and errors are boring television.”
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for rip-and-reader. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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