On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 12:54 PM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:
> It sounds like their corporate parent, Tegna, is really swinging the > budget axe, because there has been a similar exodus at their sister station > KVUE in Austin. The general manager, news director, and long-time chief > meteorologist all took the buyout offer. One evening anchor chose not to > renew his contract, ostensibly because his boyfriend's recent promotion to > a Dallas-based network correspondent has made it a lot harder for them to > be in the same city at the same time, and they've lost a few other > high-profile or long-term employees over the last few months. > > I know LA's NBC O&O is proud of the Tom Brokaw Newsroom on the Universal lot, but they used to occupy several floors of the old NBC Burbank building. Now they occupy a room. KCAL and KCBS consolidated to a single newsteam years ago. Channel 13 KCOP dropped its newscast years ago. KTLA newscasts frequently use one "anchor" to report local & international news, sports, weather. Local news no longer employs beat reporters -- no more in-house experts. Stringers provide the bulk of on-scene footage... no interviews or data gathering, just footage. "Reporters" setup their own cameras and audio for live remotes, which puts them at serious risk when sent to certain neighborhoods or to cover certain stories. And the few reporters that remain are contractually obligates to waste time on social media instead of reporting. Yay journalism. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
