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"It is hard to say": News anchor announces health news during broadcast

<p>A US news anchor has teared up during a live broadcast as she shared the news of her cancer diagnosis. </p> <p>Sara Sidner, a host of the CNN News Central program, announced with her loyal viewers that she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, and is currently undergoing radiation treatment. </p> <p>The 51-year-old news presenter shared she is in her second month of chemotherapy, as she is preparing to undergo a double mastectomy.</p> <p>At the end of the news broadcast, Sidner told viewers, "I don't smoke, I rarely drink, breast cancer does not run in my family. And yet here I am, with stage 3 breast cancer - it is hard to say out loud."</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C12fWHxMqnY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C12fWHxMqnY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by CNN (@cnn)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>She went on to say she was feeling positive about the future of her illness, saying stage 3 breast cancer "is not a death sentence anymore for most women."</p> <p>Sidner became emotional as she urged women to conduct self-exams and to not skip their routine mammograms. </p> <p>"Try to catch it, before I did. I have thanked cancer for choosing me," she said, as her voice broke.</p> <p>"I am learning that no matter what we go through in life, that I am still madly in love with this life and just being alive feels really different for me now... I don't stress about foolish little things."</p> <p>In October, Sidner traveled to Israel to cover the ongoing war with Hamas when she was told she would need to undergo a biopsy upon her return to the US. </p> <p>After her diagnosis was confirmed, she told <a href="https://people.com/sara-sidner-breast-cancer-diagnosis-exclusive-interview-8423441" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>People</em> magazine</a> that she has found strength in the devastating stories she was told by those facing the reality of war. </p> <p>"Seeing the kind of suffering going on, where I was and seeing people still live through the worst thing that has ever happened to them with grace and kindness, I was blown away by their resilience," Sidner told <em>People</em>.</p> <p>"In some weird way, it helped me with my own perspective on what I am going to be facing."</p> <p><em>Image credits: CNN</em></p>

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Veteran newsreader reportedly fired for "going grey"

<p>A veteran newsreader has reportedly been fired from one of Canada’s most-watched television news programs after "going grey". </p> <p>Lisa LaFlamme announced she would be leaving the CTV National News presenter said she was “blindsided” and left “shocked and saddened” by the allegedly sudden decision to end her contract.</p> <p>“At 58, I still thought I’d have a lot more time to tell more of the stories that impact our daily lives,” she said in the Twitter video.</p> <p>“It is crushing to be leaving CTV National News in a manner that is not my choice.”</p> <p>The news anchor said she was asked to keep the details of her termination confidential, as the company released a statement saying the decision had nothing to do with LaFlamme’s hair colour or age and was simply “a business decision”.</p> <p>LaFlamme, like many people around the world, stopped dying her previously brown hair throughout the pandemic, a decision she told viewers she wished she had made sooner.</p> <p>“I finally said, ‘Why bother? I’m going grey.’ Honestly, if I had known the lockdown could be so liberating on that front I would have done it a lot sooner,” she said during the network’s year-in-review special.</p> <p>LaFlamme has been in the anchor job since 2011 but has been with the news outlet for 35 years, and still had two years left on her contract at the time of the “blindside”.</p> <p>Bell Media, which owns CTV National News, said it knew many viewers would be disappointed LaFlamme “would be leaving her position”, and regretted the way the news had been revealed.</p> <p>It added it would launch an independent investigation into newsroom practices.</p> <p>“CTV regrets that the way in which the news of her departure has been communicated may have left viewers with the wrong impression about how CTV regards Lisa and her remarkable career,” Bell Media tweeted in a statement.</p> <p>“We have always taken matters regarding any discrimination very seriously and are committed to a safe, inclusive and respectful work environment for all our employees, devoid of any toxic behaviour."</p> <p>“Consistent with our policies, we are taking steps to initiate an independent third-party internal workplace review of our newsroom, which will take place over the following weeks.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: CTV News</em></p>

Revealed: New Zealand’s most trusted brands for 2022

<p>Celebrating its 100th year as a global brand, Reader’s Digest has announced the <a href="https://www.trustedbrands.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Trusted Brands in New Zealand</a> in its annual survey – and the results are about as delicious as we’ve come to expect!</p> <p>Taking out the Number One spot in 2022 was popular chocolate brand Whittaker’s – making this the 11th year in a row it has earned the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted of all Brands award – proving that New Zealanders are clearly very proud of the sweet treat that consistently tastes great. </p> <p>The award-winning brands that appear in the Reader’s Digest 23rd annual survey have stood out among their competitors during the most challenging of times throughout the pandemic, and have continued to build their customers’ trust. </p> <p>“Trust in consumer brands takes years of careful planning, execution and nurturing,” says Reader’s Digest editor-in-chief, Louise Waterson. “But during challenging times, and the past year has been one of the most difficult on record, we’ve seen quality brands live up to their promises to their customers. These brands have been able to win and retain the trust of their customers.” </p> <p>The Trusted Brands survey covers a comprehensive range of products and services across 71 categories, as selected by New Zealanders, was without prejudice.</p> <p>Brands included in the list to be rated were generated by asking local New Zealand consumers for their most trusted brands. This question was unprompted to ensure the rating of top brands in each category, as selected by New Zealanders.</p> <p>Each respondent was asked score each brand out of ten, as well as providing comments on their most trusted brand within each category – providing key drivers of trust for consumers. </p> <p>Each category contains one Winner, and two Highly Commended brands. These brands scored higher in their respective categories than the other brands polled. </p> <p>The top 20 winners – that scored higher in their respective categories than the other brands polled – are as follows:</p> <p><strong>Top 20 Trusted Brands of all brands surveyed</strong></p> <ul> <li>1 Whittaker’s<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>2 St John New Zealand<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>3 Mitre 10<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>4 Tip Top<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>5 Mainland<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>6 Samsung<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>7 Anchor<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>8 Resene<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>9 Toyota<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>10 Dettol<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li> <li>11 Panadol</li> <li>12 Canon</li> <li>13 Dyson</li> <li>14 Bridgestone</li> <li>15 Yates</li> <li>16 Griffin’s</li> <li>17 Fisher & Paykel</li> <li>18 Masport</li> <li>19 Dilmah</li> <li>20 Cookie Time</li> </ul> <p>Under each category one winner and two highly commended placings were awarded. To find out who you can officially trust, see the full results of all 71 categories in the May edition of Reader’s Digest or visit <a href="https://www.trustedbrands.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.trustedbrands.co.nz</a></p> <p> </p>

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Live broadcast debacle: News anchor hilariously interrupted by son

<p>A news anchor was met with the strange situation of shooing her son off of a live broadcast. </p> <p>American channel NBC’s very own national security and military correspondent Courtney Cube was busy with her intense report on the Syrian crisis when her son managed to stumble onto her set in front of cameras. </p> <p>At first, the journalist appeared flustered by the situation when she apologetically said: “Excuse me my kids are here, live television.”</p> <p>However she took the odd obstacle in her stride and continued on with her report despite her son pulling her hair to get her attention. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Sometimes unexpected breaking news happens while you're reporting breaking news. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSNBCMoms?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MSNBCMoms</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/workingmoms?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#workingmoms</a> <a href="https://t.co/PGUrbtQtT6">pic.twitter.com/PGUrbtQtT6</a></p> — MSNBC (@MSNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1181934431696760832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>A producer at the Washington DV studios eventually cut to a mp of the Middle East so Kube had time to get her son off of the live set. </p> <p>When the camera came back on her, her young son was no longer there but it didn’t take away from the hilarity of the situation for viewers. </p> <p>“I love everything about this (well, except the news being reported),” former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal said. </p> <p>Others praised MSNBC for allowing working mothers to bring their children to work. </p> <p>“MSNBC, thank you for highlighting this sweet moment and supporting your working moms,” one user wrote. </p> <p>A fellow journalist shared his own hilarious experience, adding “I completely understand you @cKubNBC.”</p> <p>Attached to the sympathetic tweet by Jacob Mycoff, a meteorologist for US based station<span> </span>WMassNews<span> </span>was an image of her daughter cheekily in the corner of one of his broadcasts. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">When you take your kids to work.... <a href="https://t.co/BtavdwMhmu">pic.twitter.com/BtavdwMhmu</a></p> — Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) <a href="https://twitter.com/4cast4you/status/1162912979773480962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Kube has twin boys named Jake and Ryan, so it is not clear which one exactly was causing trouble for his working mummy however MSNBC didn’t seem to mind the funny moment. </p> <p>It’s not the first time a parent has been interrupted by their kid while talking on live TV.</p> <p>Professor Robert Kelly was famously disturbed by his children while he was speaking to the BBC in 2017.</p>

Family & Pets

TV host issues tearful apology to black co-host after making insensitive remark

<p>A news anchor from Oklahoma City has issued an apology to her black co-host on Friday after she compared him to a gorilla during a segment last week.</p> <p>Alex Housden, morning anchor for KOCO-TV made the comparison with her co-anchor, Jason Hackett as they pair spoke about a young gorilla at the Oklahoma City Zoo on Thursday.</p> <p>Housden told Hackett that the animal “kind of looks like you” to which he responded, “he kind of does, actually yeah.”</p> <p>The video of the exchange soon went viral, causing outrage amongst those who watched it.</p> <p>She then apologised on Friday to “one of my best friends for the past year and a half.”</p> <p>“I’m here this morning because I want to apologise, not only to my co-worker Jason, but to our entire community,” she said. “I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate, it was inappropriate, and I hurt people.</p> <p>“I want you to know I understand how much I hurt you all out there and how much I hurt you. I would never do anything on purpose to hurt you,” she said as she turned to Hackett.</p> <p>Housden then emphasised on the love she has for the community and said her apology is coming straight from the heart.</p> <p>Hackett then accepted his co-host’s apology and reiterated that the two shared a fantastic bond.</p> <p>“What she said yesterday was wrong,” he said. “It cut deep for me and a lot of you in the community.”</p> <p>He continued: “The lesson here is that words matter. We are becoming a more diverse country and there Is no excuse. We have to understand the stereotypes, we have to understand each other’s backgrounds and the words that hurt, the words that cut deep.</p> <p>“We have to find a way to replace those words with love and words of affirmation.”</p>

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