Can't take "NO" for an answer
I'm not sure I could ever be a hard news reporter. Have you ever seen video of someone (usually a defendant) walking down a street, followed by a gaggle of camera-people and question-askers, refusing to speak or stop?
"Mr. Smith, did you rob the bank?"
Mr. Smith's lawyer: "My client is not speaking today."
"Mr. Smith, WHY did you rob the bank??"
Mr. Smith's lawyer: "My client has no comment."
I don't know . . maybe I've just always been the kind of person who doesn't need to be told the same thing twice, but being rebuffed once would have been enough for me! Plus, who wants to be caught on another station's camera running down the street, sweating, looking all frazzled and frantic.
It's obviously part of the game, but know this- so is laughing at the competition when you see them on someone else's air.
"Wait, here it comes . . he's about to trip . . . wait . . here it is . . DOWN HE GOES!! "
"HAAAAAAAAAA, HAAAAAAAAAAA, HAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" (group laughter)
Quality news reporters are just made up of different DNA from me. They don't think about this stuff. They're tenacious, like pitbulls!
Speaking of pitbulls . . .