budtkaboy2000 0 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 There was virtually news on the 11:00 tonight. They led with a story ("EXCLUSIVE!") about a sex offender in Southwest Philadelphia, they had a canned Jim Donovan piece, and a story about a man with growths on his face. The Beau Biden and oil rig stories were glossed over and there was no mention of the Obama/Karzai meeting, the Lower Merion webcam story, the Libyan plane crash, the Specter/Sestak race, and who knows what else. They had a Jim Osman piece the other day, complete with flashy graphics and sound effects, with Osman chasing a kid driving without a license. What's going on here? Many newscasts throw pieces like this in all the time, but this has become increasingly common on KYW's 11:00 news recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 You haven't been watching 29. Their news makes KYW look informative. And it is sweeps. 6 is doing a story apparently on the privacy issues of People of Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitCleTV 9 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 The one time I'm in Philly, and the newscasts are crap! Ugh! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Consultants are telling stations to do more magazine style shows for their late news. The thought is, with the internet and cable news, people know the headlines of the day, so you need to offer people something else at 10 or 11 or else they have no reason to tune in. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that is most likely what is happening and why. As for the national stories, I actually agree with that. It is a local newscast. It should be local news and unless it is a breaking national story, national news should be used sparingly as filler. When I was a producer I tried to have all local shows as much as possible. If it is an early newscast the national news is either going to be on in 30 minutes or just ended. If you missed it you can go online or flip to CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budtkaboy2000 0 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 You haven't been watching 29. Their news makes KYW look informative. And it is sweeps. 6 is doing a story apparently on the privacy issues of People of Walmart. I've seen what 29 does, but I expect that from a Fox station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucc 4 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I hate when there is national news in local newscasts. HATE. if people watch their local news expecting national stories, that, to me, doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbhcity 3 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Bucc deserves a BUMP....Local Means Local, not something happening faraway, we get this all the time in LA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsAnalyzer 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I agree, NBC10 is known for national news which is why I never watch it. I see very little national news on 6ABC which is why I watch that newcast the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotJones 52 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 CBS3 made it 12 minutes until they decided to fill the rest of the newscast with national stuff. This included the "ripped-from-the-tabloids" story of the Dutchess of York or whatever that had just aired minutes before on the CBS Evening News. They're showing Twiggy the Water-skiing Squirrel right now. I wish I was joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 They're showing Twiggy the Water-skiing Squirrel right now. I wish I was joking. That's been on Newspath for a couple days now. We've made Anchorman jokes in the newsroom about it but I'm proud to say have never actually considered putting it in the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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