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Ohio Television Station's Interesting Take On Trial Coverage

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 03.21.2012

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CLEVELAND (AP) — It's courtroom drama crossed with "Sesame Street," as a television station barred from using cameras during a high-profile corrupti...

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WATCH: Weatherman Swallows Moth During Live Report

Posted 10.08.2011

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Meteorologists are all too-often accustomed to the battle between man and mother nature, but not in the way NBC-17 meteorologist Wes Hohenstein expe...

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Why Is CO Local TV News Ignoring Buck's Views on Abortion?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Salzman

For people like me who still miss the Rocky, I decided to ask two of its former media critics why local TV news in Colorado hasn't covered Senate candidate Ken Buck's position on abortion.

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A Few Basics You Need to Know When Watching TV News

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Mann

On cable news, people of moderate views don't draw as well as political extremists. Also, It's imperative to keep controversies going and, if necessary, manufacture them.

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We Need a Jon Stewart in Every Town

Ed Madison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Madison

The Project for Excellence in Journalism reports that Jon Stewart is America's fourth most admired "journalist". Local broadcasters need to take note.

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What's the Role of Fiction In a World Gone Completely Berserk?

John Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Eskow

Let's take a measured step back and check out the off-the-charts Madness Quotient in just one recent episode of the nightly news.

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rob Morrison

I have not watched a newscast since my last day on air and now everything I require is on my iPhone.

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Local TV News Squeezed By Plunging Profits

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Plummeting profits are forcing local TV news operations to scramble for new business models. Starting Monday in Chicago, four stations' news departmen...

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