Read more from Pew<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWith all the ways of keeping up with news, and what the weather’s going to be, we trust local TV news is grappling with many of the same challenges as newspapers (the country has lost a third of its newspapers since 2005).<\/p>\n
Our biggest gripe with local TV news is how they share so many stories online that have nothing to do with Las Vegas. Drawing from news feeds, they pass along any quirky story they can find, filling up Twitter feeds and other social platforms with white noise. If any bacteria of any kind eats anyone’s face in any of the continental United States, you’re going to see a story from a local TV station, guaranteed. Ditto if a raccoon gets its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. It’s the law.<\/p>\n
It’s an attempt to control costs while doing their best to keep up with the 24\/7 news cycle that’s ruining everything. We get it. We are one of the news outlets ruining everything. There’s a race to be first, and that race is never really won, because the appetite for news is insatiable. Nuance is dead. News is dumbed down, and is designed to evoke strong emotions, usually some form of rage. We blame F1, but we blame F1 for everything.<\/p>\n
Here’s to the folks who get up far earlier than we ever will, and check their Doppler radar machines, and work long hours to bring us the news we’re told we should care about in whatever retirement community we call home.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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