Battery chickens
<p><span word="Xiaoying">Xiaoying</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>”, “<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span>” <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, “<span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="column">column</span> 2008-03-04 <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Faint">Faint</span> <span word="Praise">Praise</span>).</p><p><span word="City">City</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="ITV">ITV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="staffer">staffer</span> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="Monck">Monck</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="critique">critique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="show">show</span>”, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="here">here</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="damn">damn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="faint">faint</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ITV">ITV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="outweighs">outweighs</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sects">sects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imbalance">imbalance</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="devotes">devotes</span> 12 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>.</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> 7<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>-<span word="meeting">meeting</span>-<span word="other">other</span>-<span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="conjure">conjure</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span>”. “<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span>” = <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="Not">Not</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="not">not</span>” <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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