Newscast Scripts

Facebook Name Change - 10/28/21

{EMMA}

TODAY, THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONGLOMERATE FORMERLY KNOWN AS FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED A NAME CHANGE. THE COMPANY WILL NOW BE CALLED META.

{VO}

THE CHANGE COMES AS AN ATTEMPT TO REBRAND THEMSELVES, IN LIGHT OF THEIR MISHANDLING OF CONTENT AND NEGATIVE MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ITS PLATFORMS.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER META WILL PICK UP WHERE FACEBOOK LEFT-OFF OR CHANGE THE WAY THEY OPERATE. DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, FOUNDER AND CEO, MARK ZUCKERBERG SAID, "WE LIVE FOR WHAT WE'RE BUILDING. AND WHILE WE MAKE MISTAKES, WE KEEP LEARNING AND BUILDING AND MOVING FORWARD."

TV’s New Comeback Stories - 11/04/21

{Morgan}

THIS SEASON, SHOWS LIKE THE BIG LEAP, QUEENS, AND HACKS HAVE BEEN HITS OF PRIME-TIME TELEVISION.

{VO}

FOLLOWING 'OVER-THE-HILL' STARS MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO THE SPOTLIGHT, THESE SHOWS HIT AMERICA'S SOFT-SPOT, OFFERING AUDIENCES THE CHANCE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH CHARACTERS ON SCREEN.

ASIDE FROM THE MESSAGES ABOUT AUTHENTICITY AND BODY-POSITIVITY, CRITICS BELIEVE THAT THE SHOWS' REFLECTIONS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE ARE WHAT KEEP PEOPLE WATCHING.

{SOT}