Fun with local inauguration coverage
Every four years, it seems local news outlets go crazy with their coverage of the Presidential inauguration.
This year was probably worse than most, given the historic nature of the event. Unfortunately, the whole thing can lead to way too many good journalists struggling with way too little to say and producing... well, fare that is below the usual standards.
Here are a few such things that caught my eye:
It may have been dusk, but as thousands of Muslims gathered in places of worship around the city to pray, it felt like a momentous new dawn. (Brad Woodard, KHOU-11 News)
and
The inauguration of President Barack Obama was an event shared by the country, the world, and even by a lot of people who voted for Sen. John McCain. We just watched history play out in front of our eyes, and now it’s time to let it all sink in. This was culmination of an election cycle unlike any in U.S. history. Two years, 20 or so candidates, and a now the country has its first African American President. (Miya Shay, West University Examiner)
Please feel free to share your favorite examples of inaugural-related damage to the English language committed by local journalists in the forum. Now that it's over, we might as well have some fun with it!
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/21/09 10:59 PM | Print |
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