> > > Surprise.CH.8 had the best coverage.They stayed with
> the
> > > story until it was under control and had an expeert from
>
> > the
> > > Dallas FD giving valuable info.KXAS was doing their
> usual
> > > fumbling tabloid coverage.Ch.11 was decent.Ch.4 was
> > > presenting more of a drama than reporting news.They love
>
> > to
> > > go overboard by making it larger than life.I am
> surprised
> > > they didn't mention possible Al-queda involvement.
> >
> >
> > Give them time. As soon as Fox News picks up the cadence
> > "It's due to the Iraq War," Channel 4 will join in.
> >
> > Then, back to national, Greta will start in with her
> > interminable questions, such as "A big fire in Texas
> today.
> > Could it be linked to Iraq? Does anyone know? Our panel
> of
> > experts will tell us in a moment." This, of course, if
> she
> > can get her nose out of Aruba and the nightly national
> > missing persons report for ten minutes.
> > >
> > Fox 4 in its Viewers' Choice segment last night at nine
> ran comments on the station cutting into programming to
> cover the explosion and fire. Most were negative and said
> the fire could have waited until a regular newscast. The
> Fox 4 response basically said, "If you don't like it, stuff
> it."
>
> A no-win situation. Cutting away from regular programs irks
> those who want their TV at any price, at all times." Had
> the fire coverage been put on hold, other viewers would have
> complained the station was ignoring important local news.
>
It seems noone at Fox (be it network or local) has any real "Journalistic Integrity". Nothing wrong with covering a major story,esp one of this nature. But, have some couth when it comes to how you angle the story. One of the reasons I quit watching local news is because most of these stations are more concerned about "shocking" the viewer than helping inform.