February 07, 2008

What the Heck Is a "Chyron," Anyway?

The Chyron is the text at the bottom of the screen
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In a recent survey of Americans' level of knowledge, when asked to define "Chyron," 42.3% of respondents answered, "In mythology, the learned Centaur who taught the best and brightest of Greek youth how to think and speak in punchy sound-bites."

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Posted by abostick at February 7, 2008 10:26 AM
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