The latest shooting, robbery, traffic accident, violence, injuries, death, and other tragedies come first on the local news. Much is labeled BREAKING NEWS to grab the attention of the viewer. The more sensational, the better. Plus, if video footage is available, the more reason to present the story. If our local community doesn't have enough bad news, stations add bad things that have happened elsewhere. Weather reports usually follow (actually helpful to plan our day) and celebrity tidbits are added. Sports coverage gets its due which provides free advertising for the home teams.
The local TV stations have decided what is newsworthy. They seem to think they must present these violent stories in order to keep up with their competition. These stories fill our minds and often are conversation starters. Our community gets an unfair bad reputation because the sensational stories are emphasized on the local news.
Other important events deserve to be reported which would shed favorable light on the community, but for some reason they are omitted. Some people have chosen to stop watching the news because of the negative stories often repeated through the day. Local news is not the only guilty party. The national news also emphasizes similar types of stories from around the country and the world.
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