More great work from Montrose..I was watching RTE's Nine News last night but didn't want to post until I could find the clip. I think it's probably fair to say that RTE news has been lowering the bar gradually over the last few years. If it's not Charlie Bird doing everything he can to make himself bigger than whatever story he's covering, it's George Lee standing outside Dail Éireann repeating what the newsreader has just told us and adding nothing to the story. I'm not saying these guys aren't talented journalists (I'm not saying they are either) but someone in the RTE News Department seems to have mistaken having someone talking outside an important building with actual news.
And then there's the gimmicks. They love a good gimmick. Which leads us to last night's fiasco. David Murphy, RTE's Business Correspondent was reporting on the weekend's meeting in Paris of EU leaders trying to get to grips with the financial crisis. The report was fine - essentially Murphy was speaking over footage of leaders
announcing various rescue solutions and the markets taking a turn in the right direction. Then we cut to Murphy in a dark room holding a wad of notes and a wallet. He told us that with oil prices falling and interest rates going down, there might be good news for all of us. However as he speculated that today's budget might see us lose out again, a mysterious hand appeared from nowhere and took 50 quid from his wallet. Murphy finished the report by with a comical glance in the direction of the thieving hand.. And went home and cried. Possibly.
You can watch it here. It's the third item on the list and comes right at the end of the report.
Really, can they not just give us the news and leave the fun stuff for the kids? I'm sure we can all take it.
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It's the sort of crap you'd expect from a consumer show like Watchdog or That's Life, but the news? Mmmm. Not right is it?
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