Overused Expressions

The Facebook Group, "Overheard in the Live Truck," was asked what overused phrases they heard from reporters. Here are some of the answers:

"If you thought this was,.....think again."

"Tonight we're LIVE from ______"
"the ultimate sacrifice"
"fought the blaze"
"Only time will tell."
"That's exactly right (insert Anchor name here)."

"A neighborhood is on edge tonight as...(name your crime/catastrophe/dilema)."

"wreaking havok", "running amok" and "blaze"
EFFORTING... what the hell is that? Not even a word.
We don't know much...but what we do know is"

"a ...... they'll never forget."

"Something went horribly wrong!"
"Its quiet here now but several hours ago......."
"We are learning more today/tonight about ..."

Jay and Conan -- A Great Explanation

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Back After a Respite

Your humble correspondent has derelict in his duty here. But this new Spring semster also bring with it a new Online Journalism course to teach. So, I must lead by example and strive to be better blogger. So...we begin again.