Should news anchors use slang words in their broadcasts?

The word cop is indeed slang. Yes, on-air newscaster should hold to a higher standard of communication than the average person!

No, I agree with you. There was a miss in the writing there.

I don’t really care. Don’t watch TV news. But I wouldn’t have noticed it.

Depends on what news show it is. Daily show? Yeah, slang is cool. World News Tonight? No.

No. For me, slang is something used between people known to each other.

No.

Ah, if only the network censors could be on set with stage hooks. ;-)

Isn’t it funny, that you can hear the words police officer all day long and never give it a second thought. You can hear the word cop and your ears perk up and you listen for more.

I believe cop, in this context, is slang and not acceptable.

Thanks for asking this question, john.

“Cop” doesn’t bother me. But then I’m not one.

I wouldn’t have even noticed. Using ‘pig’ is something I would notice.

@john65pennington I was hoping you’d answer this. I suspected that “cop” might be a word used within the circle of law enforcement as acceptable when talking to each other but still disrespectful when used by an outsider.

I think they should speak in the secret language of twins.
That’s how much I love the news ;)

No; not on tv.

I think ‘cop’ is acceptable slang, seeing as how they spend all their time trying to dumb down their programs and reach younger demographics. I’m more concerned with ‘just sayin’ and the like.

To a certain extent, yes. Sometimes it is used to make the story more interesting or liven it up. In this case, it may not have.

Here’s what the BBC said about it. “Standards of spoken English remain very important at the BBC but there’s always been, and will always continue to be, an element of conversational language.”

The BBC doesn’t want to appear too aloof and detached from its audience so it allows some slang, or ‘conversational language’ on air.

Nope. It’s unprofessional, and they don’t know how to use the newer stuff.