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"No pizzazz"?!: (Original Post)
tblue37
Nov 2019
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The media complaints about the hearings are that they lack "pizzazz" and "fireworks" & are therefore
tblue37
Nov 2019
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lunatica
(53,410 posts)1. I'm confused about what the connection is
between your title and David Frums tweet.
Hes being critical of reporters who claim the hearing was not good because there were no fireworks. Thats the way I interpret it.
Maybe Im misreading your post?
tblue37
(65,408 posts)2. The media complaints about the hearings are that they lack "pizzazz" and "fireworks" & are therefore
boring.
https://www.newsweek.com/pizzazz-trends-nbc-news-impeachment-inquiry-hearings-boring-1471735
'PIZZAZZ' TRENDS AFTER PEOPLE MOCK NBC NEWS FOR CALLING FIRST DAY OF IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS BORING
NBC News has been mocked on social media after complaining that the first public impeachment hearings were lacking in "pizzazz," causing the word to trend on Twitter.
The network tweeted a story overnight complaining that the testimonies of State Department official George Kent and the U.S. Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor "lacked the pizzazz necessary to capture public attention."
Its analysis article on the hearings linked in the post also said the depositions were not "dramatic" and described the manner of the witnesses as "reserved."
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'PIZZAZZ' TRENDS AFTER PEOPLE MOCK NBC NEWS FOR CALLING FIRST DAY OF IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS BORING
NBC News has been mocked on social media after complaining that the first public impeachment hearings were lacking in "pizzazz," causing the word to trend on Twitter.
The network tweeted a story overnight complaining that the testimonies of State Department official George Kent and the U.S. Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor "lacked the pizzazz necessary to capture public attention."
Its analysis article on the hearings linked in the post also said the depositions were not "dramatic" and described the manner of the witnesses as "reserved."
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tblue37
(65,408 posts)3. IOW, I am saying that complaints about lacking "pizzazz" or "fireworks" are utter bullshit. nt
lunatica
(53,410 posts)4. Sorry for misunderstanding your post!
Yeah! Theyre showing their stupidity, or pretending to be truthful.
underpants
(182,829 posts)5. Can't wait to see Chuck Todd's "jazz hands" on MTP
🤲🙌
Hekate
(90,714 posts)6. Thank you, David Frum
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)7. Exactly right, Mr. Frum.
Thank you. Glad somebody gets it.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)8. spot on David Frum
"...it is (their) job to convert data into story"