A “chyron” is the line of text at the bottom of a typical news broadcast. It can be either static or scrolling, and is usually either a separate stream of news (like the ESPN scores chyron), or a description of what is happening on the screen. It is named for the software that makes it possible
Lately, there has been much discussion about whether the news networks should continue to cover President Trump’s press briefings, and if so, whether they needed to fact-check the president’s statements or add context.
Apparently, on Monday the chyron editor at CNN decided to do both at once. The results drew quite a bit of attention, including screen shots and comments on Twitter.
CNN Chyron person has had enough. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/EXq98tIkIl
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) April 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/CrankyAssCajun/status/1249832537431605249?s=20
This chyron from CNN. pic.twitter.com/vAvzbSy3lS
— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) April 13, 2020
CNN's chyron: pic.twitter.com/F959i7eWav
— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) April 13, 2020
And a new idea to raise money for COVID-19 relief:
https://twitter.com/garydmclean/status/1250112899672047617?s=20
Want more? Search Twitter for “CNN chyron.”
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