This Australian newscaster has nerves of steel to not crack up during a live newscast, in which a seagull trots right in front of their "city cam." I like how he drops the word "burdened" (bird-ened?) right as the gull mugs for the camera.

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Because I'm sure this was high on top of his list of things to do when visiting the United States.

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WNYW anchor Ernie Anastos got weird last night, really weird. The legendary New York City broadcaster uttered a bizarre, obscene phrase that makes no sense. It involves a chicken and a dirty word.

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Today's great moment in television journalism comes from Syracuse, N.Y., and I can only hope this clip was not aired live.

I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of the shot was, with the reporter outside of the station walking toward the camera in an awkward manner. But the end result is made of the finest awesome.

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You've got to feel for Dan Harris as he proceeds to insult Jamie-Lynn Sigler's real-life boyfriend, Jerry Ferrara, while discussing the pair's on-screen relationship on "Entourage."

Clearly he needs to read more People. Or TMZ. Or just Google Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

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Yes, that Andrew WK.

Not that I'm going to tell any local television stations how to do their broadcasts, but I'd be more likely to watch if he did the weather every day.

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I feel bad for Leon, because he was clearly trying to make sure he looked good while telling us whatever happened on that farm in western Michigan.

Way to rub Leon's mistake in his face, Anchor Guy.

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Ahh, Fox and Friends. Always a source of enlightening infotainment, yesterday's show was a doozy.

Host Brian Kilmeade decided to wax philosophic on his idea of racial purity and eugenics as he declares, "The problem is the Swedes have pure genes. They marry other Swedes, that's the rule. Finns marry other Finns; they have a pure society. In America we marry everybody. We will marry Italians and Irish."

Apparently Mr. Kilmeade failed biology 101. And high school biology. And middle school biology...

Thanks to my buddy Vinod for passing along this gem.

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Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) appears during the Today Show's 8 a.m. hour this morning to discuss his new movie and quest for fame. It goes about as awkwardly as you might expect.

Watch and cringe:

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Hold on Jack and Kate!

How this made it past the editing booth, I have no clue.

This breathless TV report purports to show actual footage from a passenger inside the Air France crash. An "actual passenger" who somehow had a high-quality professional camera and was able to simultaneously get shots from different angles, etc., etc.

OR... this is some hardcore, viral marketing from the makers of "Lost".

Thanks to Failblog for this video.

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Poor Mike Irwin. This Arkansas TV reporter just wanted to report on the 2009 College World Series when the fans completely overtook him.

You can see his annoyance grow to where he starts subtly shoving people away before he just gives up. When the shot returns to him, you can hear in his voice that of a defeated man.

"Well, I guess I'm back."

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Who says the media doesn't focus on serious issues? President Obama killing a fly is very serious.

The best part of this video is the Breaking News update above the stock ticker. After Obama kills the fly, the Breaking News message switches to "Pres. Obama swats fly during CNBC interview in White House." Like I couldn't already tell this for myself?

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By now, I'm sure you've heard of this whole Al Roker/Heidi and Spencer dust-up on the Today Show.

If not, here's the video.

You'd think that would be enough to keep you quiet for the rest of the day, right?

Well, of course you're wrong. Read on. It gets worse.

Wait, they're calling Al Roker mean? And they're upset that they weren't interviewed by Matt Lauer? They should be happy to even be on the Today Show, and even happier that they weren't bumped to the fourth hour with Hoda and Kathie Lee.

The duo is supposed to appear on Jimmy Fallon's show tonight, where Heidi announces that she "forgives" Roker. Stay tuned.

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I'm not sure I've seen a live news clip with so many things going so wrong at once. I actually thought this was a parody clip when I first saw it.

The first reporter has no clue what she's even talking about.

The anchor has no clue what person she's supposed to be talking to next.

The second reporter is caught off-guard because she has the wrong information.

And the third reporter, the correct reporter, doesn't have the information that the anchor is even asking for.

No wonder the Fox Business Network's ratings are crap.

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There's no doubt that LeBron James' miracle shot with one second left during Game 2 against Orlando was amazing, exciting and surprising. But as journalists, we're supposed to hide our personal feelings, whether it be politics, crime or sports.

Terry Brooks, from Cleveland's Newschannel 5, briefly forgot.

But, it happens to the best of us. On election night 2004, I broke down into vicious sobs of soul-rending intensity when I learned that my candidate, Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, of the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party, did not win the presidency.

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The llama did not like the reporter's question and believed him to be less than objective.

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It's never good PR for a police agency when they arrest a reporter. It's even worse when the arresting sergeant has a disciplinary history.

A recap: A KVIA reporter from El Paso, Tex., is reporting on a car crash on I-10 when a police sergeant tells them to leave. The reporter protests and he -- and his camera guy -- are both tossed against a fence and arrested.

Now the police chief is calling for an investigation into the arrest and the sergeant's background is being bandied about.

Your thoughts on the latest development?

WARNING: this video is safe for work, but really loud.

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WARNING: the volume on this video is safe for work, but really loud.

Today's moment of broadcast journalism excellence comes from El Paso, Tex., where a television reporter and his camera operator get arrested while trying to report on a car crash on I-10.

To those who say they were "in the way" of the cop's investigation, the crash occurred on the other side of that barrier. The same barrier the police sergeant had to hop to tell them that they were somehow in the way.

Full story is here: http://www.kvia.com/global/story.asp?s=10216950

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What's most amazing about this clip is that the reporter doesn't A) bust out laughing, or B) run as fast as he can out of the bunny-costume-wearing woman's shop.

Enjoy.

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The jokes, given Jon Stewart's brutal dismantling of CNBC, are too easy to make for me to quip about this clip. A crappy video feed isn't the only problem during this live broadcast.

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The best part of this video is the dude on the left, who watches in horror as poor Nikki faints on live TV. His reaction? Take a few steps away and look like he's about to puke.

Nice.

Thank God the TV reporter caught the poor girl or she would have had a face full of sand.

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Thanks to @ericasmith, we've got this ridiculous KMOV broadcast news promo.

They ain't 'fraid of no news.

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When you think of the talent portion of a beauty pageant, you expect something like baton-twirling or singing. But this beauty contestant actually has true talent.

You will be tempted to jump ahead to see what she is doing. Don't. It's worth the wait.

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I'm definitely hearing some drunk-like slurs in these dispatches from the presidential inauguration. Is she drunk? Tired? Medicated? This doesn't rise to Paula Abdul level displays, but it's pretty funny nonetheless.

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Our own, beloved Rick Sanchez takes on "war correspondent" Joe the Plumber's "analysis" that concludes war reporting should be "abolished." Talk about a battle of "wits."

Sorry for the excessive quote marks, but we're dealing with Rick Sanchez and Joe the Plumber for God's sake.

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Yet another reason why you should always watch TV segments featuring animals, because something like this could happen.

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Before this segment ran, the news team at WSAZ, a TV station out of West Virginia, debated whether one woman's crusade against potentially obscene fun straws was a story.

My vote: It wasn't, but it makes for a great viral clip.

I'm particularly impressed with the reporter traveling to Wal-Marts in three states to find the offending straws. That's dedication.

via videosift.com

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TV reporters everywhere are trying to bring home the sense of deep, deep division in battleground states like Pennsylvania when it comes to voting for our president. Unfortunately, this Fox News reporter doesn't find what he's looking for.

P.S. As an awesome bonus, check out the old lady in pink pulling her husband's arm down as he goes to raise it to support McCain.

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Remember good ol' Rick Sanchez from his days on Channel 7? Now he's on CNN and he's got his very own In-A-Minute clip on 236.com.

Make sure to send him a link to this blog post so he can show it on air!

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I can't get enough of TV reporters being toppled by hurricane force winds and storm surge. The score is now:

Ike 2
TV Reporters 0

Fortunately for Geraldo, his mustache absorbed the fall when he was nearly swept away by storm surge...

But no such luck for Mr. Weather Channel who gets tossed into some bushes.

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There are many, many differences between print and broadcast reporters.

Here's a big one: When there is a hurricane outside, we newspaper people stay indoors. The indoors we stay in may be in a hotel room right in the storm's path, but we're definitely not outside where you could get smacked in the head by a flying mailbox.

Only when a reporter is smacked in the head by a flying mailbox will this sort of TV stand-up stop.

But first, watch this lovely package put together by CNN, of all the TV reporters (including CNN crews) who went to Louisiana to give us first-hand accounts of what it's like to be bounced around by wind and rain.

And let's please hope they don't come down here next week.

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For some reason, this TV news segment on the standard "Check out these people waiting in line for XXXX" took a mean-spirited turn by the reporter. Fortunately, KTLA Reporter Eric Spillman zeroed in on the wrong man on the street to interview.

"This is journalism?" Indeed, it isn't. But it sure is viral.

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Yuri Kuklachev is probably the most popular cat trainer in the world. Yes, he herds cats for a living. The cat shows in his Russian theater are legendary, and the tradecraft he has honed in training cats is a closely guarded secret.

But now, he claims, his secrets have been stolen and exported to America. According to CNN, he's filed suit to stop the other cat imitators.

Here's a look at some of the things he can do with cats:

And here's one of the famous Whiskas commercials he's done (in Russian):

Finally, here's a scene from the musical Cats in Russian (I just had to throw this in):

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I always thought one of the great things about being a print journalist instead of a broadcast journalist was that 1) I wouldn't have to report live during a hurricane and 2) I would never have to submit myself to non-lethal forms of weaponry.

I don't need to be Tazed for audience amusement, and I don't need to be hit by an experimental new military ray gun to let others guess how painful it is with my reaction.

Though based on this "60 Minutes" reporter's reaction, it looks like it really, really hurts: "One, one thousand, two, two thousand, threeeeyaaaaargh!"

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