Anyone else noticing slow-blink patterns on local news anchors?
VossBinghamVerified
OP6 days ago
I've been recording the 6 PM news in three markets (Denver, Austin, Tampa) for 41 consecutive nights. Counting blinks per minute for the lead anchor. The normal human average is 15-20. Two of my three anchors are averaging 6-8. One of them blinks in pairs — two in rapid succession, then a 14-second gap. That is not a nervous tic. That is a rhythm.
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WhittakerWatcher
6 days ago
41 nights is respectable. Post your raw tally. And note whether the low-blink anchors share a network parent company.
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VossBinghamVerified
5 days ago
Both low-blink anchors are on stations owned by the same conglomerate. Third anchor, normal blink rate, is independent. I am not speculating about causation. I am noting the correlation.
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TrenchCoat_Seer
5 days ago
the corporate-parent overlap is not coincidence. look at who got promoted to anchor chair between 2019 and 2021. that's the cohort.
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Dr_Petrescu_ret
4 days ago
A sustained blink rate under 10/min without dry-eye medication or clinical condition is statistically anomalous. Worth documenting.
Tampa anchor you're tracking — does she touch her left earlobe at the 22-minute mark? Asking because I noticed this last year and dismissed it.
VossBinghamVerified
2 days ago
@PullmanPulse yes. every broadcast. 22:10 to 22:30. without fail.
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