How many people do you know that would agree with the following statement? "I've had enough of the Kardashians...I'm sick of this family! (They're) a non-story!" I believe most of us, including myself, would shout "amen" at the top of their lungs like it's a Sunday in the South if we heard someone in the media utter those words. Well, get ready to holler.
The above exclamations are actually direct quotes spoken by Orlando-area news anchor John Brown during a live broadcast of "Good Day Orlando" on Friday.
After covering the usual local news, the show began to transition into a segment about one of the Kardashian daughters recently naming her new pet rabbit "Bruce." (Just typing that sentence made me want to launch my fist into the computer screen where my pupils are currently fixated. Rest assured, I'm still typing, so I obviously mustered up all of the self-control in my being and refrained.) That's when Brown interrupted the correspondent reporting the "story" in mid-sentence:
"I am having a good Friday, so I refuse to talk about the Kardashians today," said Brown. "You are on your own, Amy. I can't do it."
As the program's co-host storms off set, he can be heard off-screen shouting, "I've had enough Kardashians. I can't take any more Kardashian stories on this show."
After a replacement anchor rushes in to fill the void left on the morning show's couch, the fed-up Brown — whose microphone stays on despite walking off set — can be heard continuing his rant away from the cameras: "I don't care about this family. I'm sick of this family. It's a non-story!"
The initial member of the news team that introduced the story agreed with Brown's sentiments, but continued to talk about the Kardashians anyway.
Brown later posted video of his outburst on Facebook, saying, "Sorry I lost my mind a bit, although it was partially in jest!"
"I did feel better though after I was done though."
All-in-all, I would say Mr. Brown kept his composure and handled the situation better than most people given the task of reading celebrity gossip disguised as news for a living.
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An employee always has a choice if his employer wants him to say/do something with which he disagrees - keep collecting a paycheck by doing what the employer wants or stop collecting a paycheck by refusing to do what the employer wants. For various reasons, most of the time, people will compromise their principles in order to keep collecting a paycheck.
Good for this "journalist"; it is extremely unusual to read or hear about someone in the media publicly refusing to continue to spout the BS that is constantly being fed to the public as "news". However, given the quotes from his subsequent Facebook statement, it seems that this guy has had second thoughts about giving up his paycheck over this.
One can blame the media for "dumbing down" the news, but they're in the business of giving the public what it wants. Ultimately, it is the public that is to blame for being stupid enough to be content with what the media is giving them.