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My anchor.

June 3rd, 2007Eliesheva (Israel/USA)

With all the news getting worse around here, I find my immediate reactions to reading the paper or hearing a headline getting louder and more exasperated. My sighs are heavier. My eyes roll further back into my head. Somehow, I’ve become even more sarcastic. I’m digesting it all faster and the indigestion gets more and more painful.

Well, there’s someone out there who certainly outdoes me. She’s expressive with her eyes and her sighs are heavier than mine. She’s exposed to the news everyday, and she’s even responsible for delivering it. Who is she?

She’s Yonit Levi, the evening news anchor for Arutz 2, Israeli channel 2.

And she looks how I feel.

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After each story, she has the same reaction: she looks square into the camera, raises an eyebrow, and then lets out a short sigh and continues the story.

And with that, she almost makes me feel better.

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6 Responses to “My anchor.”

  1. #1 Josef (Lebanon & Jordan) - June 3rd, 2007 at 3:21 pm

    Somebody has a crush on someone!! :P JK! Umm ur right sometime the news people make you feel like they really mean what they’re saying, others just read the damn script!

  2. #2 Esra'a - June 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    How interesting. Yeah, with worse news getting out there I think news anchors probably have the hardest jobs. In the news room they are also the ones who are required to have the most training.

    I don’t think it’s easy to express the stories with facial expressions as well or the tone of voice, and many news agencies don’t allow anchors to offer their own opinions or reactions.

    I don’t blame you for feeling this way… we hear to much that most of us now are just numb to it. I just wish that none of us will ever be so careless though. They should leave more room for good news to balance it out.

  3. #3 Ray Hanania - June 5th, 2007 at 12:52 am

    Don’t surrender to the bad news. Dont’ surrender to the extremists (on either side). Although the anchor woman (?) is hot :)

    We have to fight for peace for everyone, and for the good news. It’s hard, tough and difficult. But worth it.

    Ray Hanania
    http://www.hanania.com

  4. #4 City boy (Iran and UK) - June 5th, 2007 at 1:44 am

    She is certainly cute!

  5. #5 Rasha (Saudi Arabia) - June 5th, 2007 at 3:24 am

    My anchor? (wishfull thinking) ;-)
    I do give most (not all) anchors credit in presenting news calmly however stressfull the situation is.
    It takes skill to control your emotions sometimes.

  6. #6 Eliesheva (Israel & USA) - June 5th, 2007 at 10:53 pm

    I guess after years of calm, expressionless anchors, and in the face of growing disturbance, I like someone with a little attitude giving me my news…

    And, yes, she is hot…

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