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Lee Abrams' Ideas for Tribune Co.

This sounds as radical as when WBMG/42 Birmingham cancelled its newscast, changed calls to WIAT, and started a brand new newscast from the ground up...in only a month's time.

When Tribune sold then WGNX/46 Atlanta to Meredith...at least they weren't that radical. They changed calls to WGCL-TV and adopted "Clear News" branding and philosophy...and a new studio...but no one was fired in the transition. What happened in the years after that is enough for a made-for-TV movie that involved racist corporate management, threats of legal action, a Canadian actress turned lead weatherperson, and hookers in a live truck.

USA Today's owner, Gannett, which just launched standardized graphics and music in the spirit of Media General, Fox, and Hearst-Argyle. Is Tribune considering such actions to save money?

Anyone know which Tribune station is being talked about?
 
I think the problem with the news is the fact there is nothing uniquely covered. At least in my market. Any of the five major English stations doing news air the same stories. It's just in a different order.

The cable outlets have gone from News to presenting opinion. I almost never see TV news or newspapers questioning any activity of a corporation or a government agency until AFTER the scandal breaks.

When I was a kid newspapers, magazines and TV BROKE the news. Not just waited and reported it. They went after stories.

Now with TV stations owing their existance to sponsors and lethargic to government bloat (I mean let's face it what city/state government couldn't anyone on this board find corruption with? Much less an experience reporter.)

Anchors have become very polished reading machines, designed to pander to whatever minority has an abundance in a market, or makes the female audience swoon or isn't to threatening to the white males.
 
azumanga said:
Since the blog originates from a Fort Lauderdale alternative paper, my guess is WSFL, the CW affiliate in Miami.
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They had their news produced by WTVJ, the now former NBC O&O. Since Post-Newsweek has acquired the station (and will merge the news operation with WPLG), I guess the deal is off. Since WSVN has a 10 PM news, and WFOR works with their sister station, there is no other choice but to self-produce.

So they are starting a news operation...not redoing an existing one perse. The still are going the radical route.
 
azumanga said:
jal41 said:
Anyone know which Tribune station is being talked about?
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Since the blog originates from a Fort Lauderdale alternative paper, my guess is WSFL, the CW affiliate in Miami.
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I suspect that's a coincidence... if it were the local station it would probably say so. Even if the person writing the post legitimately doesn't know which station is being talked about, that would indicate there's no more reason for it to be the local station than any other.
 
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