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I would expect nothing better from a company like Facebook, just saying... Now let me go bleach my eyes of that video.

Bingo. I haven't yet seen the WXYZ weather promo being discussed, but that whole gfx package is a mess.

You missed my point. I was trying to say that you have packages that were created using actual musical talent. C Clarity has nothing of actual music. I tend to think of C Clarity as "noise", instead of news music. It's full of emotion but little or no substance on most cuts. As for your point about my aforementioned music pkgs mostly not used anymore, the stations still use an assortment of music pkgs that sound nothing like that "noise." And I'll also add that stations in the Top-5 markets set the standard for the industry, not the other way around. If they had kept "This Is Home" with the new gfx, I wouldn't be quite as repulsed by the Tegna branding--notwithstanding the ridiculous show brands they've debuted (H Town Rush, Wake Up ____, etc.) I'm a 20-something guy, and the way Tegna thinks my generation wants forced ingenuine shows that are irrelevant is not smart. If I'm taking time to watch a newscast, I want a newscast with real substance. And I'm saying that being as tech-savvy as anyone my age.

Any chance they go to having a newsroom backdrop versus the current video wall look? Personally, I highly doubt it.

All I will say is CBS Evening News asked for this ratings drop to happen. The ingracious manner that they dumped Jeff Glor was repulsive, who although may not have the same gravitas as Cronkite or Rather, demonstrated impartiality in his reporting and was very talented. He was one of the few that just anchored the newscast, like old school style. No opinions from him. Just the facts and let the audience decide. They should've stayed with Glor for the long-haul. Yet the ingracious manner they dumped Glor was contrasted by how, on his final night, he decided to honor the people behind the scenes. He could've used that final segment to be about him, but instead he shined the spotlight on the team rarely (if ever) seen on air. That speaks volumes about his character. It's CBSEN's loss that they dumped him. I won't get into my personal opinions about Norah, but she is not exactly impartial on the air, which is a problem for CBSEN recovering its reputation and ratings. And deciding to move to DC was about as tone-deaf as anything. They should instead be working to re-build their credibility, which may take years to achieve. Getting to say you're live from Washington in a nice studio says nothing about your actual journalism and content. True that this ratings problem started decades ago, but CBS has the ability to do better. They just have to choose to do better.

Wouldn't they need a seperate set to make a South Bend-produced WXLV newscast work, especially if there are any WNWO newscasts live at the same time?

Absolutely agree again, and if there is ever a merger of the Internet and TV (ATSC 3.0 is an early indication that we may be heading in that direction), then the TV product must be high quality anyway in preparation for any eventuality. In any case, it's never wrong to strive for the best possible product. If Hearst is successful with producing a stellar gfx pkg and music, then Tegna can and should do better. There are many fads in life, and I can guarantee you that "C Clarity" is one of those fads. Is it any wonder why you still hear music pkgs like Signature, Primetime News, MCTYW, Eyewitness News, and others on-the-air decades after they were first introduced (albeit with updates in many cases)? The composers of those pkgs used their talent to create iconic music packages that have survived the passage of time. "C Clarity" lacks any memorable element whatsoever.

Looks pretty good. Are they still using Overture with this gfx update?

I'll give NewsNet an A+ for effort. They are aiming high, even if their resources are relatively scarce (compared to the big networks). And I agree with @Info Junkie, it's kind of ridiculous that NewsNet can commission far better graphics than Scripps. The NewsNet gfx seem pretty solid. And the set is simple but looks good. Depending on how you look at it, MI News 26 still exists, functionally speaking, although they unified the branding with NewsNet and are being branded as "NewsNet Northern Michigan".

All I've got to say is BRAVO. I hereby nominate you for the "Post of the Year." And I agree, it's an insult for Tegna to assume we want junk food for news programming. I want intelligent and serious newscasts--not trendy, overhyped, and ingenuine low IQ shows. I thank you @MarkBRollins88_v2 for perfectly articulating my thoughts of Tegna.

Whoever calling the shots at Tegna is a prime example of someone who lacks common sense to learn from their mistakes. Forcing "C Clarity" and those gfx on WTHR and WBNS will not end well for those stations, sadly. It hasn't worked well on any station, and it will not work on those stations either. If someone wants to "dislike" my comment, go ahead. But it won't change my opinions on that one inch.

Speaking of that, FTVlive has a story about WDAM's switch to automation. Apparently it glitched so bad they couldn't put their morning newscast on the air. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/12/13/when-automation-does-automate

Amen

I would've thought Nexstar was smarter than to hire someone who brought that ridiculous branding to WOIO.

It seems like he may have been dealing with the IFB picking up too much noise (more than just director's cues)...but that's purely a guess. On a side note, I've occasionally noticed some reporters (at other stations) will literally pull out their IFB when they start their live shot. I wonder why they do that.

It looks to me like a typo on FTVlive's part. Hopefully FTVlive gets that typo fixed asap.

I'll clarify my earlier statement about KXXV's "faded logo" in the background. I was referring to the third image from @ScottSchell's post. I'll copy/paste it below to show the specific one I'm talking about. I think the title cards should look more like this. The faded logo is bolder and the font choice is far better here:

And the stations that drop VOs will get what they paid for. It's sad how station groups are trending away from having quality visual and sound design (including VOs).

I don't think the KNXV logo needs any change. Blue and gold go together. If a change has to happen, you could swap the black out for gray, then make the 15 font white.

I think Bill Hemmer will be a good fit. He's good with keeping biases out of the equation in his reporting. I think it's a job well deserved for him.

They better get it right when the package is forced on KSBY and WLEX. They have stellar packages and themes right now. If Scripps gets it wrong on those stations, that would be very unfortunate. Scripps is hopefully wising up a little bit from the botched implementation on WTXL and WFTS. As @oknewsguy said, it appears that KXXV is making small, baby steps in the right direction.

Who knows? But the difference is nearly night and day. The music still needs improvement to sound newscast appropriate. But I can at least halfway stomach the graphics on KXXV.

WFTS and WTXL could learn a lesson or two from KXXV. Kind of ridiculous that a station in Tampa Bay didn't implement the graphics as well as a station in Waco. I'll give WTXL a pass because they are in a smaller market. But it's clear that WFTS could've and should've done better with implementation. That's not to say I like these graphics. I think Scripps should ultimately go back to the drawing board--or give control over graphics back to each station.

Yeah KXXV's bolder font choice (along with the faded logo in the background) does make a significant difference. I still think this graphics pkg is awful, but at least it's an improvement...I'll give it that. Kudos to KXXV for making better choices with the font and background. Probably did the best they could.

By the way, another observation I'll make: Why didn't Gray invest in new duratrans for WDAM's set? It doesn't match the new graphics very well.