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| − | A {{w|news anchor}}, also known as news presenter, is a person who presents news during a news program for instance on television. | + | *A {{w|news anchor}}, also known as news presenter, newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program for instance on television. |
| − | '''Click''' to expand for a more detailed explanation: | + | *Here is a lists with all comics where a news anchor is either shown speaking on the news or where "news anchor" is directly mentioned in the comic. |
| + | **'''Click''' to expand for a more detailed explanation: | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | On Wikipedia the primary term used is "{{w|News presenter|}}", but various others redirect there. Randall has used the phrasing | + | On Wikipedia the primary term used is "{{w|News presenter|}}", but various others redirect there. Randall has used the phrasing “news anchor” directly in [[1086: Eyelash Wish Log]], "news caster" in [[727: Trade Expert]] and just "reporters" in [[1368: One Of The]]. Yet at the time of this category’s creation, all comics with a news anchor had already been corrected to use that version, thus this particular name being chosen. |
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| + | Several different characters have represented such a news anchor, but [[Blondie]] is by far the most used for this task compared to how often she is used in general. She even tied Cueball with six appearances at the time this category was created (after comic [[1731]]). This was because especially in the three comics with news anchors just before this category was created she was the one that was used. | ||
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| + | This category was partly started because of [[1699: Local News]] based on this [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#New_character_category_for_blonde_woman_news_reporter_.28from_1699.29|community portal discussion]]. [[Hairy]] and [[Ponytail]] have been presented twice, and in one comic, [[1086: Eyelash Wish Log]], the term News Anchor has just been mentioned by [[Black Hat]]. | ||
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| + | After the creation of the category, Cueball and Blondie shared a comic as two types of presenters in [[1985: Meteorologist]], taking them both to seven, but with [[2080: Cohort and Age Effects]] Cueball surpassed her once again with eight. However, at that time Cueball had been in 1305 comics vs. Blondie being in only 32! In the fall of 2019 they once again became tied with eight each after she was the presenter in [[2201: Foucault Pendulum]], and in May 2020 she once again surpassed Cueball with [[2304: Preprint]]. | ||
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| + | Another version of a news report could be with a reporter, reporting from the scene. Although that has been seen in some of these comics below, it is always with a news anchor talking to the reporter from the studio, otherwise it would not belong in this category. Examples of comics only with reporters can be listed here for reference: | ||
| + | *[[1487: Tornado]] - (Cueball) | ||
===List of presenters=== | ===List of presenters=== | ||
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#[[495: Secretary: Part 2]] | #[[495: Secretary: Part 2]] | ||
#[[618: Asteroid]] | #[[618: Asteroid]] | ||
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#[[2304: Preprint]] | #[[2304: Preprint]] | ||
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#[[727: Trade Expert]] | #[[727: Trade Expert]] | ||
#[[756: Public Opinion]] | #[[756: Public Opinion]] | ||
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#[[1302: Year in Review]] | #[[1302: Year in Review]] | ||
#[[1368: One Of The]] | #[[1368: One Of The]] | ||
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#[[1985: Meteorologist]] | #[[1985: Meteorologist]] | ||
#[[2080: Cohort and Age Effects]] | #[[2080: Cohort and Age Effects]] | ||
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#[[1111: Premiere]] | #[[1111: Premiere]] | ||
#[[1295: New Study]] | #[[1295: New Study]] | ||
| − | + | Ponytail | |
#[[558: 1000 Times]] | #[[558: 1000 Times]] | ||
#[[1391: Darkness]] | #[[1391: Darkness]] | ||
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| + | Mentioned only: | ||
| + | #[[1086: Eyelash Wish Log]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics by topic]] | [[Category:Comics by topic]] | ||
