Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker deconstructs a typical television news report.
Brooker so hilariously and accurately captures the formula that his video could serve as a template for young journalists.
Favorite part — dowdy man opens letters in his kitchen: “When I’m watching the news, you know, there’s a person talking to me, telling me what’s going on, and I don’t really listen to what they’re saying.”
And while we’re on the subject of formulas in journalism, Beijing communication strategist Kaiser Kuo’s dead-on deconstruction of news reporting out of China is available on Danwei. Again, so accurate that it could be used as a guide for new (and lazy) correspondents.
