Video Sharing
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 3:05pm.

This practice should be banned outright as anti-trust, and unethical. Any station that brands itself as "First, Live, Local" or Bringing News Home should certainly do its own legwork. This farce has gone on way to long, and KOIN's new ND apparently got the picture as soon as she rode into town.

Kudos to her, and the the KOIN staff for putting a halt to this practice. How in the world can you make a case to corporate for enough people to staff a decent TV news operation, if you're skimming cream from the competition, to fill in the blanks.

Both stations should pony up the resources to cover this market effectively, or suffer the economic consequences of airing a shabby imitation of "Complete Coverage," which the viewers will reject in a heartbeat.

Long live competition in the Portland DMA! May the best team win.

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