Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 7:47pm.
"but I think they are coming in here with the intention of BETTER SERVING THE COMMUNITY. Helping to communicate. After all, isn't that what the point of TV news is?"
What? Are you nuts? With the growing market you referenced, with growth comes cash for tv stations to make. It is as simple as that. Local news is MUCH MUCH cheaper to produce than buying syndication, it's ALL about the money, period.
"but I think they are coming in here with the intention of BETTER SERVING THE COMMUNITY. Helping to communicate. After all, isn't that what the point of TV news is?"
What? Are you nuts? With the growing market you referenced, with growth comes cash for tv stations to make. It is as simple as that. Local news is MUCH MUCH cheaper to produce than buying syndication, it's ALL about the money, period.