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A '''news presenter''' – also known as a '''newsreader''', '''newscaster''' (short for "news broadcaster"), '''anchorman''' or '''anchorwoman''', '''news anchor''' or simply an '''anchor''' – is a person who presents news during a [[news broadcasting|news program]] on
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The role of the news presenter developed over time. Classically, the presenter would read the news from news "copy" which
With the development of the [[24-hour news cycle]] and dedicated [[cable news|cable news channels]], the role of the anchor evolved. Anchors would still present material prepared for a news program, but they also interviewed experts about various aspects of breaking news stories, and themselves provided improvised commentary, all under the supervision of the lead (or main) producer, who coordinated the broadcast by communicating with the anchor through an earphone. Many anchors
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[[File:WHIO-TV News Set Kettering OH USA.JPG|thumb|right|News set for [[WHIO-TV]] in [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Ohio]]. News anchors often report from sets such as this, located in or near the [[newsroom]].]]
The terms ''anchor''
The widespread claim that news anchors were called "cronkiters" in [[Swedish language|Swedish]]<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/2009-07-17/news/24985744_1_walter-cronkite-united-press-wire-service-marlene-adler Walter Cronkite dies], a July 17, 2009 article from the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]''</ref> has been debunked by linguist [[Ben Zimmer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Zimmer|first=Ben|url=http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-mystery-of-cronkiters/|title=The Mystery of "Cronkiters" : Word Routes : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
==Criticisms==
[[File:Brian Williams interviews Mitt Romney, July 25, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brian Williams]] interviews [[Mitt Romney]] on July 25, 2012, during [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012|Romney's presidential campaign]].]]
Anchors occupy a contestable role in news broadcasts. Some argue anchors have become sensationalized characters whose identities overshadow the news itself,<ref name=":1">{{cite news
[[Brian Williams]], <blockquote>For the anchor represents not merely the news ''per se'', or a particular network or corporate conglomerate that owns the network, or television as an institution, or the public interest; rather, he represents the complex nexus of all of them. In this way, the network anchor position is a "symbolic representation of the institutional order as an integrated totality" (Berger and Luckmann 1967, p. 76), an institutional role on par with that of the president or of a Supreme Court justice, although the role originates in corporate practices rather than political or judicial processes. [...]<ref name=":2">{{cite book|title=The Television Studies Reader|last=Morse|first=Margaret|publisher=Routledge|year=2004|isbn=9780415283243|location=New York |page=213|editor-last=Robert C. Allan & Annette Hill}}</ref></blockquote>
Despite the anchor's construction of a commodified, aestheticized version of the news, some critics defend the role of the anchor in society, claiming that
In contrast to perceptions of the news as a one-sided relationship with its viewers, some believe that the news works in conjunction with its audience to produce the most efficient picture possible of the world. Tom Brokaw, in speaking about his experiences as a news anchor for NBC, explained how news stories for the length of their duration tend to feed off viewers' demands, and that news is inherently a "populist medium", and that "[p]eople are not going to turn to television networks for a historically accurate and detailed description of what happened."<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=42761120|title=Broadcast News: Television Coverage and Public Opinion|last=Brokaw|first=Tom|date=Spring 1993|journal=Harvard International Review|volume=15|issue=3|page=37}}{{subscription required}}</ref> ==See also==
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* [[Electronic news-gathering]] (ENG)
* [[Journalism]]
* [[Local news]]
* [[Media event]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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