| Steve W. Jackson 2005-10-24, 1:59 am |
| In article <18698-4356B330-266@storefull-3237.bay.webtv.net>,
richard48@webtv.net wrote:
> Right now as I write this, the three major TV network affiliates in
> Miami are broadcasting the same feed from the National Weather Service
> regarding hurricane Wilma. No closed captioning on any of them.
> Comments ?
Does the NWS caption the feed it broadcasts? If so, it's been my
experience that "pullbacks" and other special graphic displays used by
many stations disrupt the caption feed -- which I really hate. But if
they don't caption the feed, then it would be up to the individual
stations -- not the networks if it's not a network broadcast -- to
caption what they're receiving. Unfortunately, many don't.
I'm not defending them or NWS, mind you. As far as I'm concerned, *all*
programming, including advertising, should be captioned. Do advertisers
think that deaf and hearing impaired customers don't exist or don't
spend money?
I'm irritated by the fact that the local newscasts here where I live are
only partially captioned. Any "live" segment, which especially includes
breaking news developments with a reporter on the scene, is not
captioned and therefore leaves me with difficulty understanding, despite
my cochlear implant. And yet the local station I watch most for news
won an award for its coverage of Hurricanes Dennis and Katrina when they
put up a sign language interpreter, while I was unable to understand
nearly all the coverage because I don't sign.
= Steve =
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Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama
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