Why Do Reporters Talk Like That?

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You've noticed it before - all news reporters talking in that weird, robotic voice when delivering the news. What up with that? Let's find out.
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[@GENUGSCHABERNACK]

Hey Austin, did you start working out? you look good! :) Haven't seen a video in a while though..

[@SciFiFan2012]

galetaf I really think it's funny when newscasters pronounce Spanish names/places/events, they just pop out of their non regional dialect and roll those Rs, at least in my area.

[@KrishnaDasLessons]

austinmcconnell Wow BadRebel88 would be amazed.

[@capertillar4634]

reporters talk like they always have one eyebrow raised

[@pablocejas01]

Underrated

[@LTMotions]

Omg this is so accurate why does this have no likes

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

Yes Jim and here at the scene the officers were in a standoff against the gunner 🤨

[@miguelvidal2335]

perfect description

[@andrreasm.6150]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂

[@alexhooper27]

The title should have been "Why do reporters talk, like that?"

[@MaoDev]

lol

[@zenaidaviodor1807]

u almost got me

[@blahblahkmk2912]

I have a idea

[@nurphurecarnium]

@@blahblahkmk2912 nah.. u have no idea

[@ieatgarbage8771]

No

[@lostime2743]

imagine a news reporter just talking like: "AYO WHATS POPPIN WE HERE AT DA SCENE RIGHT HERE HOMIES CHECKING OUT THESES SICK RIOTS, AMARITE?"

[@gawdspeed]

i would prefer that

[@lostime2743]

@@gawdspeed everyone would prefer that

[@erlucas5768]

@Phoenix Payne I really wouldn't

[@shan_singh]

lamooo

[@citizenearth71]

Then it's just KZbin. Which would be an improvement, tbh!

[@SehnsuchtYT]

There's this really annoying reporter here who ends every sentence, like, thiiis.

[@gccwang24]

Perd Hapley?

[@availanila]

@@gccwang24 poor Perd!

[@jacobbradshaw9433]

Keemstar?

[@mightypurplelicious3209]

Lots of them are called Lisa too.

[@joeybulford5266]

I’m curious. Link a video

[@MelanieAnneAhern]

I feel like KZbin video essays suffer from the same phenomenom- there's definitely a "Nerdwriter" cadence and style that's caught on.

[@AdlerDavidson]

is there anybody you don't watch

[@sel4785]

They most likely don't watch 99.999% of KZbin :)

[@MelanieAnneAhern]

Adler Davidson nope

[@MrStupidarmy]

glad i unsubscribe nerdwriter years ago, cannot stand that prick

[@sebsandwich1162]

Melanie Anne Ahern I feel your pain, and that's one of the many reasons why I like austinmcconnel.

[@josemarionate8905]

Who remembers that "I so pale" anchorwoman HAHAHA

[@sensiblewheels]

Haha. Brought back memories

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

I saw that on a "FUNNY NEWS MOMENTS" compilation 😂

[@spyrix4750]

deedee megadoodoo

[@fredericgadoury6610]

She so pale yet so hot

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

@@fredericgadoury6610 you'd think she'd tan with all that "heat"

[@swagboss]

just me, or do literally ALL female newscasters sound the exact same

[@ZFanz]

Try to hear 80's news

[@moviebuffkkj8127]

Nop

[@lynxaway]

It’s just you. :-)

[@Chaz1871]

And 80% of them are blonde for some reason

[@huzzzer6083]

Listen to 1950s and 1960s reporters. ALL OF THEM sound the *EXACT SAME*

[@goodnight6202]

There’s actually a whole dialect in Arabic for this, it’s called MSA(Modern Standard Arabic). Any Arabic speaker around the world can understand this dialect. Someone living in Egypt can travel to Lebanon and perfectly grasp what a reporter is saying. Pretty neat if you ask me.

[@spice1356]

tbh I wouldn't call fusha a dialect as it varies so much from the Arabic spoken in the day to day life, it's almost another language to people with heavy dialects

[@goodnight6202]

@@spice1356 It's more of the "standard" Arabic. Although it is very different from the majority of the dialects, most if not all Arabic speakers have an understanding of it.

[@otesunki]

Fa', Wau, Sin, Ha', Alif? (I dont have an arabic keyboard atm)

[@abdullahbouhamdan9666]

It is neat but it's one of the most annoying way to talk i dont think any arab likes hearing someone talk fusha to me it's just sounds weird but i understand why it's this way i still hate it tho lol

[@abdullahbouhamdan9666]

@@goodnight6202 i wouldn't call it standard it's more of a formal way of talking that no one really use except media, i have never in my entire life met an arab who speaks fusha, even people from a different country than iam we talk our own accent, for example iam lebanese i talk with the Lebanese accent to a Egyptian and he talks to me in Egyptian there are some different words but i can understand 80% of what they're saying so can they

[@sphericalcow6014]

did you know that they do this diction, not just in english, but in all languages? they have the same sing songy voice in my regional language news too

[@happysmash27]

It's what I assumed when I saw the intro, before it started talking about the US only, because when I think about it, I've heard this in pretty much every news broadcast.

[@marko71]

Same here in Croatian

[@PatheticTV]

Same here in Hong Kong. We don’t even have regions. We’re literally just the size of a city.

[@woofwoof9796]

Us in albania too

[@NO-lw1re]

same in brazil lol

[@thetooginator153]

There are other reasons reporters speak like that: 1) So they can read teleprompters while maintaining a predictable cadence. 2) So they sound neutral when reporting on potentially divisive issue or stories.

[@LionheartLivin]

Thank you!!!;)

[@KevinKickChannel]

Great points actually

[@jeffbarrett3344]

These feel like better reasons than not pissing off the racist locals...

[@shadymotel11]

This was my guess

[@joshpalmer3155]

@@jeffbarrett3344 it’s not racist lol it’s your accent

[@alma_najem]

Reporter: speaks with accent Daniel Thrasher: it ain’t familiar

[@aforeigner1557]

Alma Najem Daniel thrasher fandom is growing !

[@aaronprimus1300]

@@aforeigner1557 whoop whoop

[@beckyhumphreys6790]

YES 😂

[@koxukoshu]

lmao

[@jackajicka2178]

familiah*

[@alvideos2145]

"What languages do you speak?" "English, and Non-regional-diction!"

[@apoorrva]

it makes sense why i end up understanding each word spoken by them despite being from a non-english speaking country when i can hardly catch up with the accent tv shows use

[@grrr1351]

And Austin has a clear voice as well.

[@katrinepetersen2566]

apoorva Tv-shows usually keep to the more Well-known dialects or the nation-wide to make it easier on the ears. Even smaller countries has the same issues. I come from Denmark which has only 6 mio. people (For comparison NY has 8) Yet we still use subtitles on movies in our language, because the dialects Can vary insanely. Even in some Citys you’ll have different dialects depending on the neighbourhood.

[@crediblesalamander8056]

Same with me too, I can't watch tv shows without subtitles, I don't understand how americans can watch stuff without them, every little noise can block what they're saying, unless you're blasting the speakers or wearing headphones.

[@alex-sv8ru]

Mhd. Yousef Attar That's right! Me too. I need subs, because sometimes i don't catch a word or miss a sentence and then i won't understand what's going on!

[@Nobilitism]

Mhd. Yousef Attar well Americans speak English every single day. They know what to look for when people are speaking. That's why it's so easy for them to understand

[@trevan5035]

2:28 gave me flashbacks to every terrible top 10 video, video essay, etc. I've seen on KZbin

[@timothyl4994]

that chills top 15 guy

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

Top ten Fortnite KZbinrs, who've sworn

[@slyfox4547]

WatchMojo

[@Spider-Too-Too]

Sounds like google translation

[@ahtiparviainen9077]

oh my god, exactly! it sounds so bad, if you really listen and put your attention to it.

[@El-RaShahzad]

*They should talk like they are back in the 1940’s and include newsreel music*

[@cristiana8044]

Rick Sanchez hell yeah!(They should also wear 1940s fashion).

[@El-RaShahzad]

Crystal sf *Hello America, crazy tensions around the country, a deadly pandemic, conflict with the Chinese. President Trump ordered to gas his own people protesting, oh what a bad egg*

[@lebens3585]

Not in germany please.

[@claudiaperi4990]

@@El-RaShahzad ah yes, the Kent Brockman tone

[@seaque.]

i hate 50's era commercial voices

[@danielle6881]

I was taught this because I had more of a southern accent, so my parents taught me how I needed to speak by constantly telling me that they couldn't understand my mumbling. If I'm tired, I lose the neutrality, and it's surprised a few classmates and teachers, who'd never heard me speak in my natural accent.

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

Same here. Or if I'm shouting out something my "poor" accent comes out.

[@eclipserisingsurfacelevel]

Yeah this turned me off of wanting to be a newscaster. If I have to talk like a robot with no emotion whatsoever & have to trash my perfectly good Scottish-American accent then fuck that, I'ma use my voice for something better, like being a voice actor.

[@jimmy-rm3cl]

who cares? theres nothing wrong with having an accent. general american bs accent is a fake contrived robot way of talking.

[@quasi-intellecual3790]

@@eclipserisingsurfacelevel how does a Scottish American accent sound like

[@eclipserisingsurfacelevel]

@@quasi-intellecual3790 I should've specified that I'm currently in southern USA as there accents across the US vary from region. I have an accent from interacting with family not from the US but moved here from Scotland, while also taking in American sounds as I grew up. Basically it sounds like I have Scottish twang when I speak.

[@InvestingHustler]

A report on reporters nice 👌

[@SethAllison]

We heard you liked reports. So we got you a reporter to report on reporters giving reports.

[@det.halligan]

Nice

[@observingrogue7652]

Reportception.

[@bigqockold-859]

My tiny brain was confused because you did not put the coma

[@RailwayPenguin]

@@SethAllison we need to report this!

[@LindsayDaly]

"Yolo swag" ah yes, that old Missouri saying. Loved this, especially the intro lol So. Many. Stares.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Lindsay Daly Ugh that was painful. Why do people have to stare like crazy? Even if he has a big camera on a tripod and stuff, just, be cool, act natural, lol. Or if you don’t wanna be in frame, skootch to the side or something. I’ve noticed this a lot and it always bugs me. And “Yolo swag,” got a literal lol from me. Awesome. 😁

[@0Architectdude0]

0:31 can we just acknowledge the headline "Family Finds Snakes in Pool Noodle" Only in Arizona

[@emilia1911]

😂

[@CrescentPaws5000]

What

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

That... is unique.

[@christinevuongg]

*only in arizona*

[@AvrahamYairStern]

Kinda reminds me how up to the 1960's, people had to learn the Mid-Atlantic accent for radio news and old movies

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

This phenomenon is surely related to that I'd imagine.

[@AvrahamYairStern]

@Persephone Muzingeaux so do I

[@izzy3995]

why would they be in the middle of the atlantic that makes no sense

[@chadlord6965]

@@izzy3995 probs just a typo, I’m pretty sure it’s transatlantic

[@greenmachine5600]

I wish we still used the tradatlantic accent as I find it quite nice.

[@fallenxdevilman6122]

Mom: what are you watching? Me: KY3123LMNOP *NEWS*

[@kirkskywalker1701]

KY3 is the local news station in Springfield, Mo.

[@daarmonet]

i feel like you do it too you have a very radio/tv voice

[@fanenthusiast3802]

itsdaaria not really, news people speak in compartmentalised sentences. It’s really disturbing.

[@insolubletoaster8133]

aren't they sight reading the news, though? they have to use the punctuation on the teleprompter the way a musician uses rests, measures, etc.

[@fanenthusiast3802]

InsolubleToaster but musicians have harmony and smooth transitions and memorise their work whereas news people don’t and they sound like robots that want to kill all humans

[@insolubletoaster8133]

check out sight reading competitions. it's not all harmonies and smooth transitions. besides, punctuation has different meanings. it's meant so separate clauses to accentuate meaning, not provide a fluid experience.

[@fanenthusiast3802]

InsolubleToaster sounds disgusting

[@letihey1960]

So that’s the same thing as me, I work at McDonald’s, I have my fake customer service voice. Most ppl who work in customer service do this.

[@QQ-rx9xp]

We got the same thing in Sweden, called ”rikssvenska”, and back in the 70:s it was so important that there is this story about a guy who got fired because of hus distinct dialect.

[@KyleLi]

Doesn't it also have to do with how they have to read from teleprompters? Theres a standard speed that the teleprompters feed new dialogue which makes it easier for you to fall into this speech style.

[@d_wang9836]

Kyle Li Holy shit that makes so much sense

[@austinmcconnell]

Most teleprompters nowadays are actually controlled by the anchor, using a foot pedal under their desk.

[@JJRicks]

austinmcconnell Shoot, guess our studio isn't that fancy...

[@evolve330]

Poor you and your budget...

[@JJRicks]

GumballFallsFan Well, it's pretty small. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@neves_caue]

Gloria Borger doesn’t talk like that.

[@acompletelyuniqueusername1718]

The most reliable news source, pew pew pew

[@kenfleischman]

But Gloria quit.

[@evolve330]

Gloria is Swedish and is speaking English.

[@jiminboo]

Neither does Poppy Harlow!

[@krankysfirebrand485]

Mary Ham

[@dirtthrower1998]

This channel is actually brilliant. Austin makes videos about stuff that no one really questions yet interacts with at least once in their lives.

[@frogglen6350]

You have this great way of talking about shit that I don't care for, and making it interesting shit to learn about.

[@daarmonet]

did you do any voice training? you also speak so clearly

[@montengro234]

working as a journalist and doing voice training are two very different, unrelated things LMFAO

[@daarmonet]

Vidyagamesnake thats what i was thinking lmao

[@evolve330]

ZoixivTheCat He was a *photo*-journalist.

[@montengro234]

GumballFallsFan regardless of that 98% of journalists don't need to speak in front of a camera, the voice training applies to a very small minority

[@fairlysleepy]

he couldve picked it up from the news reporters. he heard them speaking everyday

[@cookieofchaos]

So.....we replaced the "Mid-Atlantic Accent" with *THIS?* personally, I like the old one better :/ it sounded classier

[@greenmachine5600]

same

[@elimenoquite6705]

Tbh, I actually like the news reporter accent. It's pretty fun to mimic

[@magpie405]

This is how Safyia talks

[@dansbury]

You can hear her flip between it when she's sitting down in front of the camera vs when she's say chatting with Tyler out and about or when she's collabing.

[@stockholmstyles]

Ohhhh no wonder. It irritates me, but I do like her.

[@greenthizzle4]

Who?

[@Discodoos]

She definitely took a few voice journalism classes. I like her content, but her voice annoys the heck out of me

[@HeyitsBri_]

I hate hearing her talk, maybe that's why

[@tq1238]

It also happens in movies, especially old movies where you hear actors use the Mid-Atlantic accent. Also, ironically I couldn't figure out where you came from by your accent. So thanks for that, I've been trying to figure that out since the KFC video.

[@evolve330]

*Trans*-Atlantic, not Mid-Atlantic.

[@tq1238]

It's actually called Mid-Atlantic or Trans-Atlantic. They're different names for the same accent.

[@tq1238]

Yeah I just remembered... I honestly forgot...

[@eamartig]

I already knew from the interchange vid I think

[@buddyclem7328]

@@tq1238 Mid-Atlantic can also refer to an accent from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Eastern Pennsylvania. I have a Philadelphia/Baltimore accent myself.

[@knowncaydie3p240]

i know this is late but when i was reading the comments i read it in the news reporter way

[@HeenaPatel253]

KnownCaydie :3:p I late too :(

[@slushfabuloso5329]

Me too

[@lightchipster]

"and thats the way, the cookie crumbles!"

[@rockyowens496]

2:06 Actually I think that’s their secondary job. I’m pretty sure their number one job is to fill time between commercials.

[@floydhebert3684]

For those too lazy to spend 3 minutes watching the video: Reporters are taught to speak in this general infliction so that they don't carry any regional accents. This allows for their diction to be understood all across the country, and to be able to work at any region in the country.

[@sambouchie5642]

Nerdbird too long to read

[@babyitto]

way too long to read please make shorter

[@buddyclem7328]

Good summary. *inflection

[@yuliaaaaaaaaaaa]

Sam Bouchie y’all r just lazy🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️😂

[@eamartig]

yee haw Don’t use emojis. It makes you look like an idiot EDIT: I am also the idiot for generalizing.

[@mr.rakosnik3958]

I used part of this video in my 6th grade current events class today where we also study ways of getting the news. Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@talon1776]

“Behind the awkward articulation is a human being” that or they’re all robots and you’re one of them too, trying to cover it up. You had me for a moment there Austin, you almost had me! But alas! I’m one step ahead of you!

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

Alas has negative connotations. Used here it would mean you think it is a bad thing you are one step ahead of him. Alas, many people who should know better, don't.

[@frostbytefreemanfilms9971]

“Ill fitting glasses wearer” yikes

[@buddyclem7328]

Blame zenni.com and their mail order glasses.

[@PjPerez]

KY3123LMNOP is my favorite station.

[@brunografia]

Man, you have no idea HOW LOOOONG I have been asking myself that question!!! Like, I wondered about it once again YESTERDAY. Now this makes sense. Thank you!!

[@torototoro1252]

im a journalism student in uni this helps alot wit my broadcasting assignment. thanks!

[@Zizzily]

And the folks in the UK get Received Pronunciation.

[@evolve330]

*coughcoughBBCcoughcough*

[@rorystockley5969]

They seem to be phasing out Received Pronunciation these days, though.

[@crashcourseinbruhsurgery]

what's received pronunciation?

[@Zizzily]

RP is the accent you're most likely to hear on BBC news. It's sometimes considered a bit of a 'posh' accent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation

[@Solar_Sounds]

*GeT reCiEVeD*

[@myopinionsarefacts]

I've done newsreporting and one of the funniest parts is watching something go from barely intelligible Southern Accents, to news speak

[@taffy413]

i like how succinct this vid was! just a simple answer to a question ppl might have, nothing too in-depth where you have to wait an entire 15 minute video just for the title question to be answered, and if the viewer so desires they now know the term for what this accent is so they can go research on their own

[@roast-thekamenrider8591]

Ugh! If anyone's asking about FOX 35 here in Orlando, tell me about it. It all started mid-2017 when it rebranded as "The News Station". And that's when we got the worst anchors ever. Stephen Hauck, LuAnne Sorrell, Charles Billi, etc. That's when their ratings SUNK DOWN. And they still do.

[@hunterhowell4903]

WHAT!?!?!? Dothan, Alabama is where I live! What is this sudden acknowledgement of existence 😂😂

[@dinis8271]

yee haw cowboy

[@hunterhowell4903]

Cheezit Police Go for it 👌

[@DorianTMChannel]

Haha that's sick

[@w_lker353]

I used to be from Dothan! Pray tell how it is back there? I deeply miss the nostalgia of Dothan.

[@hunterhowell4903]

W_lker They combined Northview and Dothan High into one this year and it was a hot mess. They pretty much ruined my senior year with it. Minus the corrupt school system, everything’s pretty great here. The Peanut Festival is still great and still a ton of great restaurants!

[@riccardocavaliere8306]

I'm from Italy and I'm a TV reporter. At my broadcast journalism school we also took "non regional diction" lessons to make us more understandable and professional. There actually are linguistic studies demonstrating that viewers/listeners often have a negative bias towards people with strong regional accents and tend to consider them less credible.

[@beaumotle1283]

I love that outro man props to you bro and best wishes (the "desperate to be understood" part)

[@ryker8258]

Is this the same idea behind the way people talked in old movies?

[@austinmcconnell]

Essentially. Although they used a different accent.

[@thegamecracks1317]

Automated captions heard you loud and clear.

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

I wanted more from this video. Like any old news broadcasts for comparison. I still thank you for what I've learned.

[@fudgemonkeyz69]

Top 2 Worst Things: Radio DJ’s talking over the intro to a song. The newscaster voice.

[@Monado6]

"Im so pale" "You're on"

[@zacpier]

As someone who's family lives in Springfield and who currently lives in Dothan, this video spooked me.

[@icarussmh9590]

“BACK TO YOU CUZ”-Das how we do in long beach

[@likhan.ghosh.]

I have ALWAYS wondered this, thank you for answering this question!

[@robertslipek7311]

It's one of the main reasons I can't stand watching the news--they just talk annoyingly. Like they're trying to explain something to a baby.

[@komurohokyoji9169]

Cuz the average news watcher has a pea brain lol

[@AlexandPedro]

To be honest, I think that is better than having very sophisticated jargon being used.

[@ErienRA]

Alex and Pedro exactly. its supposed to be accessible to all types of people

[@miaowmiaowchowface]

you are that baby

[@TheCPtutorales]

Евгений Увин Sounds a little bit salty from your end, how do you know they don't know what they're talking about?

[@parkjaehyun7940]

Your voice relaxes me for some reason.

[@Mirandorl]

2:27 This reminds me of every Chills video ever

[@ayushmohann]

Can anyone please help to find the background music of this music.

[@emelianemone777]

yay, missouri represent! i always heard news television reporters were often sourced from this general area due to our lack of regional inflection. good to know that wasn't just some BS, although i understand it's a skill that can be & is taught somewhat readily as well. yr videos i've seen thus far have covered unique topics & in a fun way. i'm enjoying it quite a bit. :)

[@Crystal14351]

1:26 reminds me of “I so pale” lmao

[@quite1enough]

fun thing that journalists in Russia adopted that style of speech, yet we had pretty awesome soviet narrators school but adopted western-like speech in Russian which sounds unusual to say the least, lol

[@Kriegter]

same reason why news reporters from the 1920s to 1950s sound like they're on adrenaline

[@jayit6851]

I almost died at "K123-LMNOP News..."

[@vegancherry5503]

Me too! I blurted out a laugh.

[@cheesefries7436]

I'm less trusting of people who sound like they're from "the local news" with that fake way of speaking.

[@nytianikole8957]

Thank you for this perfectly explained explanation and example. It will prove useful for my next role. I came to youtube academy for research as usual and I'm not disappointed.

[@moritz584]

This is so well done

[@ChocolateFlux]

I really appreciate the fact that this video is so short. Nowadays, videos about easy to explain topics turn into 20min overly indulgent video essays.

[@spaghetae5679]

I’m suddenly reading the comments in a reporter voice now

[@erickcastillo267]

Professional and fun, man that was cool to watch and learn about!

[@molls2512]

Ok but him having worked in Springfield, MO, and his sign off starting with KY3.... I see you 😂

[@MYG]

That seems like a good life skill.

[@Peepsterr]

No I don't believe there is. We just develop our accents depending on where we spend time growing up. I have cousins that have a completely different "accent" than me, even though we only live a few hours apart.

[@buddyclem7328]

Accent free English was widely taught in West Virginia, USA in the 1970s and 1980s. Lots of recent graduates still sound like that. Lots of people my age in the Charleston area have no noticeable accent. They really drilled it into us, and things like "And is not a number!" It came easy to me with my Eastern Pennsylvania accent, and we were probably still trying to shake the image of being hillbillies.

[@BaltaBueno]

YES! First time I can say "I already knew that" on this channel :D But still, thanks for the upload :)

[@iliketurtles2531]

Still interesting. I kinda knew that from common sense, but not these actual details.

[@rich_d-in6np]

😂😂 You got me at “Just like you, are desperate to be understood”

[@fawfulthegreat64]

2:28 you just explained to me exactly why the KZbinr DrWily sounds weird to me, and i never knew what it was before holy shit

[@bearyboy9088]

That's why I didn't like Gloriyah Borger!

[@manmanfun2]

im glouria burger and this is poo nooz pewpewpewpewpewpew

[@OpticIlluzhion]

Did you mean glorious booger?

[@manmanfun2]

i meant popeye harlooow

[@alexeysaranchev6118]

@@thanatoast Poppy Harlow is pretty hot.

[@koxukoshu]

borgah borgah borgah borgah

[@dreammfyre]

This have always weirded me out as a non-American. It’s more the constant strange inflictions than the accent.

[@cwgzz81]

Finally, my question that I have had for years can finally be answered!!!

[@jazzkatt7083]

This was surprisingly informative. 👍

[@owl418]

So the modern Transatlantic (50's TV) accent?

[@calypsoveil2281]

Austin, I am really sorry if you think what I am going to say is out of the line... I noticed that you changed quite a lot physically. It's not a critic at all , it just worries me a little... are you okay ? Please never forget that you are an awesome and talented person that deserves happiness

[@rollespil1000]

Thank you! I was wondering why people on American TV speak like that. It makes sense to me now.

[@CreateWithShank]

This makes so much sense! I made a couple of news parodies and I didn't even realize that I was using this voice haha

[@splintersoup]

In my opinion, (I could be wrong) it's more their voice tone that makes it that news style voice. It gives it that serious almost minor key tone. I always believed they do this to remove any indication of their personal feelings of the story they're reporting on, they sound completely neutral. Along with the voice tone usually comes with slight head bobs and neutral but almost concerned facial expressions as well. Surprised this video didn't touch on any of this.

[@ComputerClan]

Good video, but I couldn’t understand anything you said with your accent. Where the hell are you from?? All jokes aside, well done. 👏

[@shaider1982]

Yup, I noticed this in the "I so pale" video. The eponymous line was delivered in a Southern (I think) accent while dhe delivered the rest of the news without any accent.

[@pearlsswine]

"As a reporter, your number one job is to convey propaganda" FIFY. You're welcome.

[@koolasian20]

ayyy I'm from Springfield, Mo too! Not much out here tho

[@512TheWolf512]

it is a GOOD thing watching polish television, i can perfectly understand the staff, but the other people who are being interviewed for example, aren't that easy i never studied polish properly, btw

[@nathanishungryanimations7206]

I never thought of that. It’s very interesting. Nice!

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

I love how when doing the live action video some people just stared at Austin. Gets me every time.

[@Nyan_Japan]

The reactions of everyone in the background though

[@DylanTheDuck18]

Singsongy cadence, that’s how it should be described

[@BardhAzizi]

@AustinMcConnell where did you get the tune that plays at the beginning of the video where it says "happening now" and at the end where you sign off?

[@harper8842]

One of the best parodies of this is Perd Hapley from Parks and Rec. "Issue #1 is the first issue were going to talk about."

[@Lucy-pn6ly]

Our local radio station fired an Australian worker as people didn’t like her accent :(

[@andrewputnam2717]

Lucy May but Australian accents are the best.

[@Lucy-pn6ly]

Andrew Putnam yeah I like their accents too :( Some of my family are australian

[@hugoyoung4890]

Haha, as an Aussie I don't get the obsession with our accent. I personally think that the accent in cities is subtle compared to the actual outback.

[@hugoyoung4890]

@@EducatedEarth I make no claims about understanding how accents develop.