Should photogs clean news vehicles?

[Egbert Roscoe Murrow]

At your station, who is repsonsible for cleaning the news vehicles? I'm asking because our station is getting a service to clean them once a month. It seems like that money could be better spent when the photogs could just do it.

[adam & doctor drew]

At your station, who is repsonsible for cleaning the news vehicles? I'm asking because our station is getting a service to clean them once a month. It seems like that money could be better spent when the photogs could just do it.

fake post.
please, medialiners, don't feed the troll.

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At your station, who is repsonsible for cleaning the news vehicles? I'm asking because our station is getting a service to clean them once a month. It seems like that money could be better spent when the photogs could just do it.

I think you should do it.

[Roy Hobbs]

Adam & D-Squared--

What's the tip off that this poster is trolling?

And what does he get out of it?

[The Mockingbird]

Every year around Easter, Super Sally rises from the grave and terrorizes little kids. That's why we paint eggs, to distract her.

[trunky]

they should clean up after themselves, at least.

[s'news]

A clean news vehicle is a happy news vehicle.

[Sigonfile]

Reporters should have to come in on their day off and clean the inside of news vehicles.
Here are some items that I have discovered on, under and near the reporters seat at the end of the day:
(1) crumpled up news copy under the seat.
(2) candy wrappers stuck between the seat and arm rest
(3) half bottle of water under the seat
(4) makeup smears on the mirror
(5) eyeshadow pencil stuck in the defrost vent
(6) penny in the seat belt buckle receptacle
(7) potato chip bag in the glove box
(8) half bag of dried tuna in the side door pocket.

This is almost a weekly occurance.

[trunky]

"half bag of dried tuna in the side door pocket."

that is totally f'ing nast.

[Sigonfile]

I didn't find it till three days after I worked with that reporter. For days I checked my shoes for cat crap. Not to make it any better...It was 90 degrees outside.

[NewsguyMark]

Photogs are professionals. They shouldn't be doing janitorial work. However, everyone, including photogs, should clean up after themselves. Many times I've had to drive a newscar. Often the things I found inside were DISGUSTING!

[Produce man]

Hell, that's nothing. I used to find empty beer cans in the sports car when I had to use it!

[60.cycle.hum]

(8) half bag of dried tuna in the side door pocket.


YES! TUNA! What is it with reporters and bags of tuna?

[Who Cares???]

If the car/truck has been assigned to a particular photog, then that person should be responsible for keeping it neat. While I was chief photographer, I would schedule a half a day off for that person to take it somewhere (or do it himself). Do that once a month or so... everybody was happy.

As far as the live trucks and other un-assigned cars... a group of us (volunteers) would usually grab a six pack and give the news vehicle (parked of course), a good going over. Two birds with one stone sort of... The trucks got cleaned, but even better...often it could turn into a general *****ing session... but, everyone always came away a little more
knowledgable.

So there...

BTW... I did often find some really disgusting crap in some photogs trucks. Beer bottles/cans, outdated unpaid parking tickets/speeding tickets... once found a pistol... that was fun.

[Marty McFly]

I'll be damned if I'm cleaning out a news vehicle... again.

I've spent too much of my own time AND MONEY to clean 'my office' when others won't do the same.

It seems to me that if the station can budget 'x' amount of dollars for an overnight cleaning crew to come in 5 days a week to clean the entire station, then they can surely budget some more to make sure their rolling billboards are also clean and reflect well on the station.

[Sigonfile]

"rolling billboard"? I thought marked news units were a thing of the past. If you have a marked unit...that's like giving a crook a key to your vehicle to take your gear while you are away. I know of too many photogs who have marked units and have had their gear stolen while they were away from the vehicle...say the coffee shop or ran in to mail a letter somewhere. Smart crooks know how much TV cameras can bring on Internet auction sites now-a-days.

[newz2me]

We still have a majority of marked units. The same goes for every station in town. One station has the complete fleet marked. Yes it is a risk that I don't particularily agree with. I have a very large noticable cable lock that I use if I for some reason leave my vehicle without my camera and can't eyeball my car. It's the best I can do.
As far someone stealing my camera, we're still using SX so maybe the Smithsonian might want it. Not saying it never happens but most cameras stolen are not sold on an open internet auction. It's too easy to track and locate. I was always told in the past(probably somewhat urban myth) that stolen news cams were usually shipped overseas for the adult video industry. These days with smaller, cheaper cameras in an industry that's not too concerned with great quality, why would they want to go through the trouble to steal a bulky news cam?

[Marty McFly]

"rolling billboard"? I thought marked news units were a thing of the past. If you have a marked unit...that's like giving a crook a key to your vehicle to take your gear while you are away. I know of too many photogs who have marked units and have had their gear stolen while they were away from the vehicle...say the coffee shop or ran in to mail a letter somewhere. Smart crooks know how much TV cameras can bring on Internet auction sites now-a-days.

Thanks Mr. Consultant!