On Tv here in the uk, cos I know there are lots of them here qualified.
2007-01-21 02:31:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
to read the news and present a programe you need to be understud and clearly spoken there are people of all races presenting programes and reporting news its not a racial thing they wouldnt put someone on air with a broad accent from england, this racial complaining is getting to far now!
2007-01-21 11:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by lu-ann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that most newsreaders and TV host speak 'queen's english' so to speak. I think this applies to national programming more than regional as there are loads of regional accents on TV now days.There are Indian and African TV hosts but it doesn't necessarily mean that they would have an Indian or African Accents as they could have been raised anywhere in the world.
2007-01-21 02:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by S B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The news is supposed to be reported in a way that can be understood by the majority of people. It used to be reported strictly in RP accents but this isn't so much the case any more, as you can hear some different regional accents/dialects nowadays (although they can't be too heavy - again, it's about people being able to understand what's being said).
2007-01-21 02:40:28 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Miller 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Aye up. Here's t'news 'eadlines. A lad were shot by t'police by accident..." That's what I would sound like reading the news with my Yorkshire accent. I doubt a lot of people would understand me.
A lot of news readers do have accents but try not to emphasise them. Trevor MacDonald has a Caribbean accent but it is not that noticeable. Generally news readers speak slowly and clearly with good diction which makes accents a lot less noticeable.
2007-01-21 02:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you suggesting that we force the present newsreaders to read the news in an Indian or (one of the many)African accent(s)?I think that's a great idea,then myself and my many siblings could play Guess The Accent.We're getting tired of Guess The Advert.
2007-01-21 02:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BBC world has plenty.
It may be because presenters must be clear and concise when they speak, and Indian or African accents may be harder for British People to understand, just as a British person speaking a foreign language in another country would be hard for the local people to understand.
It's nothing to do with racism
2007-01-21 02:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by Nickynackynoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some can be hard to understand sometimes....Closed captioning may help, but who wants to read subtitles when watching the news or weather. I dated a boy from Scotland whose brogue/accent was so heavy & he spoke so fast, it took a couple of dates before I started to understand most of his words without having to piece together the words that I could understand to figure out what the 'el' he was talking about.....He was a lot of fun though, never a dull moment.
2007-01-28 04:55:58 · answer #7 · answered by texasgirl32967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Trevor McDonald has a Caribbean accent!
Don't forget that many people in both India and Africa speak English with similar accents to our own! After all...not all English people speak like Geordies!
2007-01-21 02:37:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply because this is Britain and TV should be the british way. If someone wants to be in telly, this person should spend good time studying the british accent. Im not from here and iv picked the accent, so anyone should be able to do the same.
A country must remain the same, so other cultures should adapt to manners and accent rather than the country adapting itself to newcomers.
2007-01-21 02:45:21 · answer #9 · answered by Q 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've seen people with Indian accents on TV news progs.
2007-01-21 02:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by Jackie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋