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Is it even "local news" when it's owned by some corporation like Sinclair? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8o

Is it even "local news" when it's owned by some corporation like Sinclair? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo

ntoskrnl 4y ago
The article is about local newspapers, not TV stations
- aaronbrethorst 4y ago
  We’re allowed to have knowledge outside of the specific thing being discussed in an article. Also, if two local newspapers close every week, then where else will people turn if not to their local Sinclair station?
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > if two local newspapers close every week, then where else will people turn if not to their local Sinclair station? This is a questionable substitution. Local TV news is heavily watched by 55+ Americans, with over a third of 18 to 34-year olds having never watched it [1]. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/742221/frequency-of-watching-local-news-in-the-us-age/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/742221/frequency-of-watc...
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      Could you link a screenshot as Statista are paywalling / registration-walling that content? Thanks.
      - Dan_Sylveste 4y ago
        I can't share a screenshot of the statistics due to copyright restrictions, but I can confirm that what user JumpCrisscross said (about the statistics) is true.
        dredmorbius 4y ago
        Fair use / fair dealing.
        Dan_Sylveste 4y ago
        Almost never applies to 100% of a work.
        dredmorbius 4y ago
        You're being both specious and incorrect. The test is fourfold. This thread is boring. Clearly, you won't ask as requested. Thats' sufficient to know.
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  So replace Sinclair with Gannett, Same problem
BurningFrog 4y ago
Pretty sure "local news-ness" and ownership are separate qualities.
- aaronbrethorst 4y ago
  Are they though? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-news-anchors-script.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-n...
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Pretty sure they're not. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=xwA4k0E51Oo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=xwA4k0E51Oo
- rglover 4y ago
  They're not. I worked in a local news station's news room (and grew up working in them alongside my dad). I would pull stories off an Associated Press feed [1], copy the scripts verbatim, and throw them into the rundown. It's one gigantic feed trough. People deny it because they want to feel like they're in control, but they're not. They're cattle. [1] https://www.ap.org/media-solutions/enps/ https://www.ap.org/media-solutions/enps/

Is it even "local news" when it's owned by some corporation like Sinclair? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo

ntoskrnl 4y ago

The article is about local newspapers, not TV stations

aaronbrethorst 4y ago
We’re allowed to have knowledge outside of the specific thing being discussed in an article. Also, if two local newspapers close every week, then where else will people turn if not to their local Sinclair station?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > if two local newspapers close every week, then where else will people turn if not to their local Sinclair station? This is a questionable substitution. Local TV news is heavily watched by 55+ Americans, with over a third of 18 to 34-year olds having never watched it [1]. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/742221/frequency-of-watching-local-news-in-the-us-age/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/742221/frequency-of-watc...
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    Could you link a screenshot as Statista are paywalling / registration-walling that content? Thanks.
    - Dan_Sylveste 4y ago
      I can't share a screenshot of the statistics due to copyright restrictions, but I can confirm that what user JumpCrisscross said (about the statistics) is true.
      - dredmorbius 4y ago
        Fair use / fair dealing.
        Dan_Sylveste 4y ago
        Almost never applies to 100% of a work.
        dredmorbius 4y ago
        You're being both specious and incorrect. The test is fourfold. This thread is boring. Clearly, you won't ask as requested. Thats' sufficient to know.
phpisthebest 4y ago
So replace Sinclair with Gannett, Same problem

BurningFrog 4y ago

Pretty sure "local news-ness" and ownership are separate qualities.

aaronbrethorst 4y ago
Are they though? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-news-anchors-script.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-n...
dredmorbius 4y ago
Pretty sure they're not. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=xwA4k0E51Oo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=xwA4k0E51Oo
rglover 4y ago
They're not. I worked in a local news station's news room (and grew up working in them alongside my dad). I would pull stories off an Associated Press feed [1], copy the scripts verbatim, and throw them into the rundown. It's one gigantic feed trough. People deny it because they want to feel like they're in control, but they're not. They're cattle. [1] https://www.ap.org/media-solutions/enps/ https://www.ap.org/media-solutions/enps/