As Adam Boulton and Jon Snow step down from Sky and C4, what is the future of the TV host in a world of 24-hour news? News broadcasting on television once meant a desk and an obligatory suit and tie. And even when female news anchors became as commonplace a sight on Britain's prime-time bulletins as the sombre, clean-shaven men, the way to imply authority and impartiality was always to adopt a calm, formal tone of voice. But with the departure this month of two of the great silverbacks of the ne...
As Adam Boulton and Jon Snow step down from Sky and C4, what is the future of the TV host in a world of 24-hour news? News broadcasting on television once meant a desk and an obligatory suit and tie. And even when female news anchors became as commonplace a sight on Britain's prime-time bulletins as the sombre, clean-shaven men, the way to imply authority and impartiality was always to adopt a calm, formal tone of voice. But with the departure this month of two of the great silverbacks of the ne...
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