Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Mon, 09/10/2007 - 12:43pm.
I think if we woke up one day to find the Marquam bridge painted lime green or that the Portland Trailblazers had changed their logo, most news organizations would report it.
Neither story may affect how we live, but a lot of people will notice them and want to know why the changes came about. News orgs no longer set the daily agenda, the public does. Failure to acknowledge that has hurt many news organizations.
I don't know if you'd write about reporter changes, but changes of anchors and those with a long tenure in the area should be reported.
Remember, news these days is whatever the consumer thinks it is, and if they don't get it from one outlet, they'll go elsewhere.
I think if we woke up one day to find the Marquam bridge painted lime green or that the Portland Trailblazers had changed their logo, most news organizations would report it.
Neither story may affect how we live, but a lot of people will notice them and want to know why the changes came about. News orgs no longer set the daily agenda, the public does. Failure to acknowledge that has hurt many news organizations.
I don't know if you'd write about reporter changes, but changes of anchors and those with a long tenure in the area should be reported.
Remember, news these days is whatever the consumer thinks it is, and if they don't get it from one outlet, they'll go elsewhere.