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underpants

(182,271 posts)
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:00 AM May 2020

Why were the press conference mics set at waist level?

I came into watching it near the end and knew something was off. The reporters in masks was one thing.

Watching the replays last night I realized that all the reporters had to bend over to ask their questions. Due to her proximity to a mic, the CBS reporter was seated.

It could just be a staging trick but this IS the Trump Clustertrump. Trump, for some reason, seems to think these appearances are a good idea and part of that seems to be that he thinks he’s dominating the press.

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Why were the press conference mics set at waist level? (Original Post) underpants May 2020 OP
Reporters had masks. It would be easier for mikes to pick up voice 3Hotdogs May 2020 #1
Mics pamdb May 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author sop May 2020 #3
To humiliate the reporters. Cracklin Charlie May 2020 #4
Lower the mikes to reduce contamination going and coming. A good system will still pick abqtommy May 2020 #5
So The Microphones Wouldn't Block The View Of The Signs smb May 2020 #6
I can't find this in a meme generator underpants May 2020 #7
You Shouldn't Really Need One smb May 2020 #11
I'll give it a shot underpants May 2020 #12
So the media would have to bow to trump. spanone May 2020 #8
They had to bow. kentuck May 2020 #9
That was my take underpants May 2020 #10

3Hotdogs

(12,207 posts)
1. Reporters had masks. It would be easier for mikes to pick up voice
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:06 AM
May 2020

if the speaker slightly lifted the mask and talked downward. That was observed with at least one of the reporters.

Response to underpants (Original post)

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
5. Lower the mikes to reduce contamination going and coming. A good system will still pick
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:43 AM
May 2020

up the audio and provide a clear field of fire for anyone wishing to throw a shoe at tRUMP!

smb

(3,452 posts)
11. You Shouldn't Really Need One
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:37 AM
May 2020

Signs are fairly easy (just fill in the sign background color over the existing text and then insert new text).

underpants

(182,271 posts)
10. That was my take
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:35 AM
May 2020

I’m no AV guy but those looked like Boom mics. Used for general area coverage. They were taking turns stepping up to the mics anyway.

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