And what's frustrating to me, Jim -- as a television news viewer -- are "teases" that are misleading, deceptive and sometimes outright false. As a journalist, I cringe when I see them because they could cause news consumers to mistrust us even more than they already do.

Hopefully, discussions like this one -- and articles like that written by Ken Keller in December's TuneIn -- can help TV writers and producers improve their tease writing abilities.

I agree, Bill. Too often, the tease promises more than the story can deliver.

H

So let's brig this full circle...

Give an example of a good tease or a bad one...
And what about teases/questions...I find far too many people using those.

Ben