There is never a bad time to chill with the Nubian Princess. Unfortunately all the attention she's garnering has to deal with to words...Contest Day. A day when the Louisiana AP makes things a little more complicated while dealing with the daily news duties.
The reminder comes from the suits. The producers now are filled with ideas on how to spice up their show. The reporters will put in more legwork than usual. And the photographers will stock the run bags with another bottle of aspirin for the ensuing headaches to come.
An extra PKG, more creative writing, and of course more reporter presence for their story in the show. If there is way to put it on television it will either be dusted off or invented for this day. But it doesn't stop there.
Every "i" dotted and every "t" crossed. Content must be strong while the facts must be correct. Not to mention the execution, mostly dealing with technical issues, must be flawless. You pray the switcher and teleprompter works while your lights don't blow out during the shot.
Then it all comes to an end. You look over the shows and decide which is the best one for the AP to pass judgement on. You may win then again you may not. One things is for sure...they'll send newsrooms across the state into crisis I mean contest mode next year, did you know?
1 comment:
contest day sux. shouldn't that effort go into the product every day?
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