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Frustrated Reporter Quits After Slow News Day
Norwegian radio journalist Pia Beathe Pedersen quit on the air complaining that her bosses were making her read news on a day when "nothing important has happened." Pedersen claimed that broadcaster NRK put too much pressure on the staff and that she "wanted to be able to eat properly again and be able to breathe," during her nearly two-minute on-air resignation.
Seems to be a slow news day here as well
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Ok, not really, even no news on slashdot is better than what they call news on some of those other sites. Seriously, credit to the Pia for making the point that saying nothing is better than just talking when you have nothing to say. Where was I again, yes, rambling on
There's plenty of out-of-work journalists available to fill your spot. Immediately. Better. And for less money.
Well naturally - after all, if they knew something _that_ interesting was going to happen, they would have had it on her teleprompter instead of the fluff bits they were filling time with.
and learn how to make the right headline for her non-stories:
"Could journalist's resignation mean the death of traditional news media?"
Her summary could then include several irrelevant opinions and speculations about Linux on the desktop, the unquestionably evil M$, and various private corporations and gov't agencies plotting to steal our rights. Throw in an opening for robotic overlord/insensitive clod/Netcraft/???...Profit! jokes and bask in the glow of nerd worship!
Only downside, it's kinda hard to breathe and eat properly when you never leave the basement.
This one is labeled "story." About a journalist quitting because she can't find any.
We used a Norwegian contractor for some work at our facility in the US. The guys that came over here were hard workers. One went so far as to check out of his hotel and sleep in the office (we thought that was taking it a bit too far).
The French contractor... they didn't even bother with asking for keys to the building. They just arrived late and went home before we did.
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Probably better than most news broadcasts these days...
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Of course not. It was the only news on a slow day.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.