Do they read what they write?

[ngauger]

When listening to reporters, always try to remember that most times they are reading a script on a teleprompter.

The writer is trying to maintain and/or improve ratings by inserting adjectives and descriptions to raise the drama of any situation.

As to reading what they have written, I cringe whenever there is a misspelling on the crawl at the bottom of the screen. Sometimes the word is a real word, but you know from the context that it's supposed to be something else.