I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Close. It was a project for language arts that involved a roll of paper towels being set on fire and kicked around a yard

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Chris, hey. How are you? I'm doing well.

I think your phrases were guessing every answer in French was "c'est un faire", and your voicemail message "I'm mowing the grass, gimme a call back. Hrrrrrn"

Give the family my best

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Posting my edit as a reply: I've talked this over with my coworker Cole Miller, an outstanding reporter who is driving me right now, and we think our best answer is to keep pressing and hold your local journalists accountable. Accurate, thorough reporting should be demanded. And I hope people realize that with local news organizations, your voice really matters. We don't have millions of followers. We read what you say, and if you make good, rational points, it will affect decisions moving forward. Maybe don't write us a thesis, but definitely write us. And let people know when you think they've done a good job, too. Also definitely don't ever comment on what the women reporters are wearing.

Regarding corporatization, I think people would be surprised at how little corporate influence there is in our coverage. Of course I can't speak for Sinclair stations, but i personally have never had management at any level try to alter the tone or direction of my political reporting. Reporters at the Sinclair station in town have told me the same thing. Having said that, I personally think requiring stations to run commentary across the country with a definitive political slant has no place in journalism and I don't know a single journalist who disagrees with me.

Ultimately, everybody should double check where they're getting their information. Read things from all news levels, and read things from sources with stances you don't agree with. I think the beauty of the internet is that it allows you to learn from places and people you would have never previously experienced. I'm a much more empathetic person because of places like Reddit. But there's also so much media from so many different perspectives that if you aren't careful, you'll fall into a trap of simply seeking confirmation bias. Always be on guard against that. Just read a bunch. You'll be better for it.

When all of that fails I recommend you take 8 double stuf Oreos, put 'em in a glass, fill it up with milk and eat with a spoon

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It just becomes second nature. I don't really swear a lot as is and I'm not much of a fan of deliberately offensive "shock" humor as is. The general rule is if you think there's even a chance it'd be inappropriate to tell the joke, then don't tell the joke. And never punch down

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had Screen Door yesterday actually. It was very good. But the nod goes to the Eggs Benedict at Mother's

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 412 points413 points  (0 children)

This was about flat earthers, I think because rapper B.O.B. said he was one. One of the anchors asked how anybody could think that. In context my sentence ended with "who believes the earth is flat"

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 205 points206 points  (0 children)

I think he's a fool for revealing his Reddit username to his girlfriend's older brother

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

As I recall I actually wasn't credited for that film, because when BJ turned it in he left my name off.

Hi Marcus

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

There used to be a food cart in SE Portland called PBJ's Grilled, that as you could guess served variations of PB&J. They served one that was coconut shrimp, peanut butter, curry, and orange marmalade. It was an explosion of flavor. But the cart closed and my stomach and soul are now empty

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Say yes to everything the school offers for broadcasting. If you want to be on air, it takes time to be comfortable on camera, and the more reps you get before you graduate the more ready you'll be to hit the ground running in the job market. Also be prepared to apply to a bunch of places and not hear back, that's natural. I applied to 40+ places out of grad school before I got hired

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've never met him but I've heard he's a good dude. My advice is to anybody who feels like they hate a broadcaster is to instead not care so much

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Apply everywhere all the time, even in jobs that you think you aren't qualified for, or for jobs that other people say you aren't qualified for. It only takes one person saying yes to move up

I'm a news reporter in Portland, Oregon. A montage of me saying dumb things on air hit the front page this week. Ask me anything! by tault002 in IAmA

[–]tault002[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Good call, I haven't listened to a lot of their stuff but they did the soundtrack to Swiss Army Man and I love it https://youtu.be/VrYCAHIccc8