April 9, 2014

Spring has sprung

The world is sunshiny and bright. Snow is melting. We're emerging from a dark, cold, frustrating season:

Spring ratings.

I don't know why they're called "spring" ratings, but I imagine they're set on an American timetable. As I've mentioned, ratings is still a super busy time for newsrooms in Winnipeg. Unlike most centres in the country that use computerized means to measure listenership/viewership, the Winnipeg sample audience still fills out a paper chart listing every channel they tuned to for a few weeks of the year.

The pressure to attract viewers climbs. And it's my job to flirt with viewers, tease out stories, flash attractive visuals...

Wait, what?









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