Julie-Luck's Blog

Hey Julie,

I think your topic is actually at the core of one of the biggest problems in America right now and is certainly one of my biggest hot buttons. Fame is being equated with talent. People believe what they see, hear and read in the media which makes this incredibly ironic doesn't it?! :) The last thing this country needs is another journalist who is in it for fame. We need real journalists who ask the tough questions, report about stories that actually matter, present a balanced view and take their responsibility seriously. These are principles obviously valued by the Fox 8 Team. So, I understand and share your concern.

But here's another point to think about. Consider the job requirements for any entry level job. Then, consider that those requirements are tougher than the job requirements to be President of the United States. Shouldn't it at least be on the level of the CEO of a major corporation? Should we not be taking these things more seriously?

But to be fair, does someone winning a TV singing competition mean that person should immediately be taken seriously as a recording artist and considered for serious awards against artists who earned their position with years of work. We see stories that the artist "went platinum". No, the show, network, producers, songwriters and everybody else involved with the project earned another platinum album. The singer just won a contest and became famous. Like the journalist needs to prove her credibility, the artist needs to prove that he/she can sell albums based on talent and not massive weekly TV ex

Julie welcome to North Carolina. Please keep up the good work.

Just for everyone's information, as of this afternoon, Thursday August 23rd, the Fox Network has cancelled "Anchorwoman." The remaining four episodes will not air.

Jeff would have gladly paid his dues in the broadcasting game...had someone told him where to send the check. Sadly, he sent a check to a broadcasting school - that "certificate" and a dime got me a nickel.

Notwithstanding that, he held on to hope until he learned that a 9-year-old girl was slated to do the sports during morning drive-time in Boston - if I'm not mistaken, that's a major market. So, as Hawkeye wanted to do in M*A*S*H, I 'hung up that certificate in the latrine and opened a hot dog stand'.

So, for those viewers at home, if you or a loved one wants to go into broadcasting, take a tip from someone who knows:

Don't try it unless you have:
College
Clout (It ain't what you know, it's who you know) or
"Cutes" (like that 9-y/o in Beantown).

Trust me...

RE: “Anchorwoman” sniffledorf Blog Discussion Fox 8 WGHP

This is an interesting topic. It smacks of the struggle between what is right and which is wrong... are ethics that vague? It chokes the sciences of sociology and psychology with examples of real life human interface transparencies. Just what are the incentives for the prize, and which are the prizes?

For every person’s effort put forth there are results expected, and that is how it is taught and this is how we assume, but let’s be honest with ourselves. An individual with such ethic might abide by this principle and profit from it in some way, but the market does not necessarily agree. The market insists it will always march to its own beat and carry its own variable definitions of right versus wrong. The market applies the definition of choice when the time is correct, and accordingly. The market can be fickle. The market does not insist we agree.

Beside the responsibility and noble citizenship of local TV, newspapers, and media as a whole, the attentions of the masses, of who make up the market, are the ultimate prize to the media. The burden of right versus wrong is weighty, and yet the attentions are the prize.

The market is the prize for all merchants via advertisers, advertisers via celebrities; attention via attention-getters.

What is good, honest, ethical attention-deserving product when no one is paying attention? Marketers and merchants struggle to answer this and strive to produce results under this dark cloud, and competition is fierce.

Yes, let us remain honest. The waters of the real

RE: “Anchorwoman” sniffledorf Blog Discussion Fox 8 WGHP

Next I want to comment on Julie’s comment:

“I'm sure at some point in your life, you've been passed over for a job by someone who had less experience than you. It's happened to me. And it sure doesn't feel good.” (J.Luck, http://community.myfoxwghp.com/blogs/ViewBlogEntry.aspx
?entry_id=162682&blog_id=757 )

I do not know how chronic this “disease” is in other countries, or even within the USA as a whole, but I have experienced this… even recently. Some have said: “It’s not what you know, it’s WHO you know”, and so the potentially deep waters of America run continue to run shallow.

I decided to partner with a company and share the wealth of my years of experience, while wanting to continue to grow and learn even more, and found myself “passed over”. Thankfully, I am self employed and so this did not cause too much a problem for me… but for the company?

That decision was, in all actuality, a complete mistake for that company. I have associates within the company, and so I learned recent results.

The company immediately suffered with numerous failures as a direct result of allowing the wrong person to make the wrong decisions. After measurable mistakes… in the thousands of dollars of direct losses, that person is still there and still damaging the company, negatively affecting the staff, and bases all decisions on inept egocentricity and various experience nothingness.
To be continued...