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Block's a bit too gleeful at knocking aside writers' crutches. After all, they support a lot of reporters through tight deadlines. But cliche's always a listener turnoff. It should be treated like scaffolding and taken down before the work's done. The first chapter, a style primer in the Strunk & White vein, is worth re-reading.

Mervin Block has written a tell-all, scathingly honest account of what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom.

Weighing Anchors delivers an honest scrutiny that is both hilarious and deeply concerning. It has most certainly called into question most of the news reporting that the general public has been exposed to.

From delivering bad journalism to deliberately misunderstanding situations that rub off onto the public, each newscaster is picked apart.

When the populous would rather have entertainment than true facts, doesn't it stand to reason that larger entities (such as news networks) exploit it to the farthest degree?

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