Comments on: Why people hate TV news

By: Tim H.

Tim H. — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:34:20 +0000

All that was missing was the water-skiing squirrel. I’m so glad I got out of local news.

By: Brink

Brink — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:57:22 +0000

Perhaps they could enter this into the next Emmy competition.

It showcases their journalistic abilities.

Especially the part where they took time out of a newscast for their own personal greetings.

That’s high-class.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:13:06 +0000

At least it seemed to be THE last segment of the show, when there is traditionally light-hearted content on MOST news shows, national and local. It’s not like this was their lead story. Still not necessarily a shining gem in TV news, but, it seemed like it WAS intended to be a light-hearted story and it came across that way.

I’ll give them this, though: WESH’s big TV is beautiful. Can you ship it up to Michigan when you guys next remodel?

By: Tom Grunick

Tom Grunick — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:36:07 +0000

The funniest part of the segment is the bit about what they do on set waiting to go on ——— the hairspray war, etc.

The anchor guy did not look too happy to have that included.

Let’s face it, tv news has become Comedy Central. Are they all trying to parody Jon Stewart?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:30:21 +0000

That clip is why I left the business. So I don’t have to defend that garbage any more.

Another observation: when you watch the Today Show and Matt and the gameshow host make a funny crack, they now regularly let the crew laugh out loud, as if it’s a sitcom.

By: fleetwood mack

fleetwood mack — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:02:45 +0000

it may make your fillings hurt…but if that is what their audience is responding too, how can they program away from it?

how?

where’s the responsibility? to our view of what we should be force feeding an audience or providing what an audience appears to want?

around the edges of that, we can look for room to do “better and different” but if we don’t HEAR our audience, we be out of buisness.

By: Amanda E.

Amanda E. — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:01:57 +0000

This is why Florida has its own tag on Fark