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Those practices are why I no longer watch "news" on TV. I get what I want elsewhere. Weather people are somewhat encouraged to be sensationalistic even when reporting "Sunny and warm tomorrow!" I get my weather directly from NOAA (where everyone in broadcasting gets their main info - even...

I hear ya! When I was still in broadcasting I directed the news but had zero respect for any of the "reporters" or "producers." Especially after this: One afternoon while rolling up the "Coming up on tonight's news" tease/promo I thought the story sounded interesting so I made a point to...

This exactly. They're not willing to take that chance. I can't imagine any self-respecting news department pre-taping any entire newscast. Segments that don't matter or change much, Sports & Weather, yes, but not the main news portions. Many around here will replay the late news in the...

It matters more to the local affiliates who are waiting to start their late news. You're just sitting there with no way of knowing how long the show's going to run, knowing that every minute can cost viewers as people may not stay up late enough to watch. That means pissed advertisers due to...

I typically don't watch awards programs of any type and generally couldn't care less about who/what wins. I sometimes use the Oscar winners list as a general guide for which movies (aka films - you say tomato, I say tomato) to avoid. I just look at brief synopsis of films (aka movies - see...