It seems odd to me - watching the shift towards video as the default medium in news stories online.
99% of the time, I don't want to watch a video. I want to read the story. I want the information.
Video is okay in support of the text of the report - but I generally want the text first & foremost. The facts, the data.
When I click a news link - and turns out it is just a video link & no text - I generally bail before the video plays.
@marcoarment I mean, it’s not just the inconvenience. It makes the hosts sound, I’m sorry, less competent than I’m used to? Because hearing all of the pauses (perfectly natural, reasonable pauses) and the true speed at which they speak… it’s a stark difference.
Getting too used to synthetic conversations. Maybe I should examine that 😂