Why do news anchors talk like that? | JOURNALESE
Why do news anchors talk like that? | JOURNALESE  
Podcast: Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
Published On: Wed Aug 20 2025
Description: BREAKING: Rob and Jess uncover news clichés and weird journalistic words. 📺 Why do TV news anchors talk in that strange way?🗞️ Why do newspaper journalists spell lead as "lede"?🎤 Why do journalists use clichés like "on the rise"?🐊 What is a "knobbly monster"?These questions answered – and many more – in another hot-off-the-press episode of Words Unravelled.👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Q_A1OtVd8RA