12-08-2021, 12:10 PM
all new Phil post_id=33845 time= user_id=865 Wrote:Brekkie post_id=33844 time= user_id=976 Wrote:Personal preference as you say but I think it looks much better capitalised.Same and I think, in the same pictures, the ‘Breaking News’ on the ticker would look better in capitals too.
Yes, it being in capitals would make it stand out more. But, as I've said before, it would be much more effective if the phrase 'breaking news' and the switch to the yellow graphics was used much more sparingly.
Any minor, petty piece of information they receive, or any quote from a politician interview, seems to warrant being labelled as 'breaking news' these days!
If they want to use a mix a graphics to get people's attention, they should do what some other news channels do and make some that say 'happening now' for live events instead of 'breaking news', or use 'just in' for smaller pieces of news coming in, instead of 'breaking news'.
'BREAKING NEWS' would be much more effective if they followed CNN International in just using it for major events, such as bombs or famous person deaths, etc.
The term 'Breaking News' is being misused a lot of the time.