Local CBS affiliate WNEM TV5 recently aired a commercial asking: what would life be like with out local news? How would you know what is happening in the state, where would you get information about storms?
I suggest that life would be better with out local news. Instead of sound bites and sensational hooks to keep us watching we could find news by reading in depth articles from papers that take their responsibility seriously (which is rare these days). We could also get a vast amount of world news that is missed by rating-centric TV news from reputable sources like NPR. A simple weather radio would keep us safe, especially when the power goes out.
All in all local TV news is not necessary. If our news was not predigested bites recycled on every channel, peppered with video press releases, I think we would have a shot at being a well informed people.
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