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> Reminder that one chief editor of the People's daily commited suicide days ago, following several similar suicides.

> A stressful job even to read propaganda afterall.

Yeah, I've been told these news anchors are expected to not make a single mistake in their speech or presentation during the broadcasts, and that they're timed so precisely that you could set your watch by them.

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> and that they're timed so precisely that you could set your watch by them.

While your local news may not adhere to an absolutely precise schedule, most broadcast mediums are scheduled to the second. When a program starts, the anchor has exactly 15 seconds to fill. Roll a minute of ads. Then they have 3:45 to fill, etc.

Watch CNN or listen to a nationally syndicated radio show, and time it. You'll see that the entire thing happens with sub-second precision.

Yep. This is the reason when I got out of broadcasting that my ulcers magically went away.

Another dangerous job we can protect humans from!

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