On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 7:46 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If it weren’t for all the car chases in LA, I’d have no reason to watch >> local news. >> >> I secretly hoped after LAist folded and after LA Weekly fired everybody >> except the weekend janitor that KCET might scoop up a few out of work >> journalists and start producing an actual daily local news broadcast with >> an emphasis on in depth reporting. But no. >> > > Local TV stations would need a budget increase to hire journalists and > that's not happening. The local stations have become shameless at scraping > news stories from other sources and putting it up. It's no longer > surprising to hear an anchor say that a public figure said something and > have the graphic be a tweet from that figure. The station will show video > of a deer crashing into the glass of a convenience store in another state > rather than do stories with a local reporter in City Council chambers. > All too true. Credit where credit is due, through TVorNotTV, I have found a few people on Twitter who do attend things like local city council meetings and post about local events. I attempted to find Facebook groups that cover local goings-on, but so far they are what Aaron Sorkin likes to call the "pajama people," and though they are good for a laugh, they aren't helpful at sharing information. In their current format, I don't understand the point of local TV news anymore. They do not offer anything that cannot be obtained easier by apps on my phone (and as Tom just pointed out, the local news people are getting their material from their phones as well, so you might as well just use your own phones and eliminate the middleman). Headlines with no context, weather, entertainment stories, feel good fluff, and sports scores? Why would I tune in at a time that isn't of my choosing and sit through a show order that isn't of my choosing to have people read stories they haven't written? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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.
