Thursday, November 22, 2007

Friday's challenge

Well, you don't have to be clairvoyant on the day after Thanksgiving if you're in the news business. The following will occur on almost every newscast in America.

-Cold open will include video of store doors opening and shoppers making a mad dash inside.

-Reporter will open package with same video.

-Reporter voiceover will begin with, "And they're off..."

-Package will include sound bite of shopper explaining why he/she got up so early

So here's a simple challenge. Come up with something different. A lead story on something other than shopping would be nice. If you have to do the shopping story, a different point of view might help.

Just don't give the viewers the same thing they get every year.

Hey, it's sweeps. Get creative.

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