Channel 10 News Set

[landtuna]

Faux News 10 did some occasional remotes but not nearly as many as the
other stations. I understand that many of Faux News 10's "remotes" were
actually video shot during their limited time here and through the magic
of television, reporters were inserted into the video to give the illusion they
were here. Sort of like how meteorologists stand before the green board.
There were many times when they were showing sunny skies here and yet
in actuality, it was mostly cloudy. Smoke and mirrors I tell you!

And you know this how?

But staying on the coverage point.....what difference does it really make if the reporter is standing in front of the ruins of a house giving their story? The story is the same as read by someone in the studio and pictures can be displayed to augment the story.

I am always amazed that stations will send a reporter out in 110 degree heat at midday to stand in front of a courthouse with a trial story. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO THE STORY CONTENT!!!!

 

[formeraa]

But, landtuna, we viewers like LIVE reports (or so the expensive consultants say).

The other things that I detest is having a reporter "live in the newsroom" at 10pm on a court case that ended at 5pm with no new developments. What does this add to the actual reporting? The anchor could have just read the story or tossed to a report recorded earlier without having to have someone "live in the newsroom".

That said, I missed much of the local coverage of the Yarnell Hill fire because I was on vacation in Seattle. Seattle's newscasts tend to be much calmer and serious than the rest of the country. Even the Q13's Fox newscast in Seattle is just slightly more upbeat than 3TV. The most exciting thing about Seattle news is that KIRO uses the Enforcer news theme, which IMHO is the BEST theme music ever (since I heard it back in the 80's on WCBS Channel 2 News).

 

[KeithE4]

I am always amazed that stations will send a reporter out in 110 degree heat at midday to stand in front of a courthouse with a trial story. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO THE STORY CONTENT!!!!

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

 

[landtuna]

But, landtuna, we viewers like LIVE reports (or so the expensive consultants say).

I don't really care having been brought up in the heyday of the Talking Head. In fact, having traffic or idiots trying to interfere with the camera shot behind the reporter piss me off.

That said, I missed much of the local coverage of the Yarnell Hill fire because I was on vacation in Seattle. Seattle's newscasts tend to be much calmer and serious than the rest of the country. Even the Q13's Fox newscast in Seattle is just slightly more upbeat than 3TV. The most exciting thing about Seattle news is that KIRO uses the Enforcer news theme, which IMHO is the BEST theme music ever (since I heard it back in the 80's on WCBS Channel 2 News).

That's because there is nothing to report in Seattle besides the chance of rain tomorrow (98%) or mold growing on everything. ;D

And does a news theme really make a difference? I always liked the TTY's.

 

[landtuna]

I am always amazed that stations will send a reporter out in 110 degree heat at midday to stand in front of a courthouse with a trial story. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO THE STORY CONTENT!!!!

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

I'm still waiting for one of the stations to have a cardboard cutout of the Roadrunner standing in a puddle, holding a microphone in one hand and a sign saying "is it raining where you are?" in the other. ;D

 

[KeithE4]

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

I'm still waiting for one of the stations to have a cardboard cutout of the Roadrunner standing in a puddle, holding a microphone in one hand and a sign saying "is it raining where you are?" in the other. ;D

I would suggest a "charred" Wile E. Coyote with his classic "utterly defeated" look on his face (you know - the one he has when he's falling off the cliff), holding the microphone (which now looks like a burnt match stick) and sign, right after a lightning strike. ;D

 

[landtuna]

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

I'm still waiting for one of the stations to have a cardboard cutout of the Roadrunner standing in a puddle, holding a microphone in one hand and a sign saying "is it raining where you are?" in the other. ;D

I would suggest a "charred" Wile E. Coyote with his classic "utterly defeated" look on his face (you know - the one he has when he's falling off the cliff), holding the microphone (which now looks like a burnt match stick) and sign, right after a lightning strike. ;D

You read my mind!!!!

 

[base12]

Faux News 10 did some occasional remotes but not nearly as many as the
other stations. I understand that many of Faux News 10's "remotes" were
actually video shot during their limited time here and through the magic
of television, reporters were inserted into the video to give the illusion they
were here. Sort of like how meteorologists stand before the green board.
There were many times when they were showing sunny skies here and yet
in actuality, it was mostly cloudy. Smoke and mirrors I tell you!

So Joe if we're so bad in Phoenix why don't you clowns in Prescott get your own station? Oh wait they tried that and it went belly up and moved to Phx.

 

[KeithE4]

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

I'm still waiting for one of the stations to have a cardboard cutout of the Roadrunner standing in a puddle, holding a microphone in one hand and a sign saying "is it raining where you are?" in the other. ;D

I would suggest a "charred" Wile E. Coyote with his classic "utterly defeated" look on his face (you know - the one he has when he's falling off the cliff), holding the microphone (which now looks like a burnt match stick) and sign, right after a lightning strike. ;D

You read my mind!!!!

Or maybe the Roadrunner holds the "Is it raining where you are?" sign, and the now-crispy Coyote holds a sign that just says "Yes." ;D

 

[Joe in Prescott]

The information came from one of the employees on the remote truck.
Most of the other stations did excellent work on the stories here and
do so on a daily basis.

 

[desertv]

I am always amazed that stations will send a reporter out in 110 degree heat at midday to stand in front of a courthouse with a trial story. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO THE STORY CONTENT!!!!

Or stand in a flooded parking lot with a metal microphone in the middle of a monsoon storm. Just to tell us live, local, and first that it's raining where they are.

Or stand in the Flagstaff Target parking lot during the first big winter snow storm

 

[Sammi Brie]

Speaking of 10...

...I'm in Chicago. WFLD, which is Chicago's Fox O&O and cellar dweller, has the same graphics.

And somehow, their implementation is much better. Station promos using the network promo graphics instead of cobbled-together text (TMZ promos, I'm looking at you!). Far fewer technical hitches. Weather graphics that don't feel so cluttered.

Watching WFLD makes me realize just how bad KSAZ is getting technically and reminds me of their parallel decline in actual news coverage.

 

[landtuna]

Watching WFLD makes me realize just how bad KSAZ is getting technically and reminds me of their parallel decline in actual news coverage.

The only thing I find lacking in KSAZ's news coverage is that the same stories tend to be repeated all day long. Morning Show news coverage is good but then the noon, evening and night news shows are essentially the exact same stories. The one thing that is nice is they don't repeat the weather every several minutes.

The station does seem to have much more than the normal problems with remotes, particularly sound. Live reports on location frequently have no sound when they cut to them, lose it during the piece or the sound breaks up.

 

[formeraa]

@base12, I do point out the Channel 3 was the ONLY station to keep covering the North/West Phoenix storms after 10:30 last night, extending their news by 30 minutes. Since it affected my area, I appreciated Royal's frequent weather updates for the extra 30 minutes.

As a side note, the coverage was NOT fluffy.

 

[ihEARDtHAT]

@base12, I do point out the Channel 3 was the ONLY station to keep covering the North/West Phoenix storms after 10:30 last night, extending their news by 30 minutes. Since it affected my area, I appreciated Royal's frequent weather updates for the extra 30 minutes.

As a side note, the coverage was NOT fluffy.

Remember that 5, 12 and 15 all had their nightly programs that they usually will not override (Letterman, Leno and Kimmel). Don't know about 10...might have been past Dave's bedtime.

 

[formeraa]

Don't know about 10...might have been past Dave's bedtime.

 

[base12]

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@base12, I do point out the Channel 3 was the ONLY station to keep covering the North/West Phoenix storms after 10:30 last night, extending their news by 30 minutes. Since it affected my area, I appreciated Royal's frequent weather updates for the extra 30 minutes.

Formeraa If you are going to give 5, 12, & 15 a free pass for not preempting their show last night at 10:30 you have to give one to 10 also. Right or wrong they would have had all kinds of complaints about preempting TMZ. As for 3 news at night with anchors that are nothing more than Ken and Barbie wannabes that barely can read the lines :they most definitely qualify for being fluffy. Also 3 has nothing on regularly at 10:30 that people want to watch.

 

[formeraa]

Really, I think Everybody Loves Raymond is far better than that idiotic TMZ, which is the definition of "fluff".

At least, 3TV was covering the "news" of the night -- which was potentially dangerous for the North Valley. All the other so-called "news" stations, including your beloved 10, ABANDONED the story during the height of the storm. And they all went to entertainment programming, which is the essence of fluffy television. 3TV was the only station who was covering the news last night at 10:30.

Q.E.D.

 

[base12]

Really, I think Everybody Loves Raymond is far better than that idiotic TMZ, which is the definition of "fluff".

At least, 3TV was covering the "news" of the night -- which was potentially dangerous for the North Valley. All the other so-called "news" stations, including your beloved 10, ABANDONED the story during the height of the storm. And they all went to entertainment programming, which is the essence of fluffy television. 3TV was the only station who was covering the news last night at 10:30.

Q.E.D.

 

[base12]

Of course 3 was worried that their favorite hand bag boutique would be flooded out.