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Why NPR conversations sound so fake: Reporter two-ways

• montroser 2y ago
  This "training" document tries to convince reporters that they can have natural-sounding conversations on air, that are actually preplanned and fully scripted. Of course in practice, it is nearly impossible. In fact, it seems a misplaced goal in the first place, for a news organization presenting itself as an authentic source of information, acting in the public interest -- to invest so much in a format that is fundamentally inauthentic. Could this be part of the reason that listenership is declining?
  • tocs3 2y ago
    I think it might be. I have come to like the writing better. I hope they get it figured out they have have a lot of interesting stuff.
  • delichon 2y ago
    It's an uncanny valley. You either need to do less prep (Joe Rogan) or much more (Martin Scorsese) to sound natural.
• hindsightbias 2y ago
  LLM’s would work so much better.