Comparing newscasts
I haven't done one of these in a while, so let's see what each station ran on its 11 p.m. newscast Friday. As always, if I missed a story, let me know.
WNEP
- Cemetery vandalism
- Freeland vandal
- Sexually-molesting doctor
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Montgomery factory fire
- I-81 traffic
- Cinco de Mayo
- Blakeslee crash victims
WBRE
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Freeland vandal
- Wilkes-Barre arson
- Montgomery factory fire
- Fire department suspended
- Removing mailboxes
- Korean War vets honored
- Pocono movie opening
WYOU
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Wilkes-Barre arson
- Pocono movie opening
- Freeland vandal
- Voting machines
- Korean War vets honored
- Cinco de Mayo
Police blotter material ahoy at WNEP. The lead story was a nice personal touch on a previously covered story, but the rest is what you'd come to expect. Over on WBRE and WYOU, I swore I was seeing double vision on their lead story. No, really, I'm serious. I switched to and from the two stations, and both ran identical stories. Come on, I know both stations are Nexstar-owned, but can we attempt to have some sort of difference?
Cinco de Mayo was touched upon by WNEP and WYOU. Brandie Meng's standup inside the crowded bar was awkward, though her story did show why people were celebrating. HINT: it wasn't because of Mexican pride or heritage.
Finally, here's an oddity. WNEP tends to pack stories into its first block like sardines are packed into a can. Plenty of short stories, one after the other. But tonight, both WNEP and WBRE had the same amount of stories, with WYOU short one story. A slow news night, maybe?
WNEP
- Cemetery vandalism
- Freeland vandal
- Sexually-molesting doctor
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Montgomery factory fire
- I-81 traffic
- Cinco de Mayo
- Blakeslee crash victims
WBRE
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Freeland vandal
- Wilkes-Barre arson
- Montgomery factory fire
- Fire department suspended
- Removing mailboxes
- Korean War vets honored
- Pocono movie opening
WYOU
- Truck flips over
- Exeter stabbing arrest
- Wilkes-Barre arson
- Pocono movie opening
- Freeland vandal
- Voting machines
- Korean War vets honored
- Cinco de Mayo
Police blotter material ahoy at WNEP. The lead story was a nice personal touch on a previously covered story, but the rest is what you'd come to expect. Over on WBRE and WYOU, I swore I was seeing double vision on their lead story. No, really, I'm serious. I switched to and from the two stations, and both ran identical stories. Come on, I know both stations are Nexstar-owned, but can we attempt to have some sort of difference?
Cinco de Mayo was touched upon by WNEP and WYOU. Brandie Meng's standup inside the crowded bar was awkward, though her story did show why people were celebrating. HINT: it wasn't because of Mexican pride or heritage.
Finally, here's an oddity. WNEP tends to pack stories into its first block like sardines are packed into a can. Plenty of short stories, one after the other. But tonight, both WNEP and WBRE had the same amount of stories, with WYOU short one story. A slow news night, maybe?
posted by Howard Beale at 11:26 PM
7 Comments:
Okay, you might think this is nuts, but when did WNEP shoot that cemetery vandalism piece? In several pieces of the video, there is a stream running high and brown, and we haven't had enough rain for streams to rise in weeks. Was this in the can for sweeps?
Brandie Meng's story on WNEP about the Latino celebration reminds me of stories on St. Patrick's day. To many people (especially when you interview them in a bar), the purpose of both days is to down as much booze as possible before 2am.
The story about the couple from Blakeslee was interesting, but Rosa Yum and the anchors never offered any explanation for how or where they died. Just a brief mention of an accident last weekend. Was it a car accident, farming accident, something else? I only half listened to Rosa's story because I was left wondering why the people are dead. It's hard to sell an emotional story when you leave out an important part.
The story about the couple from Blakeslee was interesting, but Rosa Yum and the anchors never offered any explanation for how or where...
And this, as I have posted before, is the lamentable state of what some think is broadcast journalism. A key piece of the story is ignored. How, When, Where, Why, all of them blown past like they don't matter.
It's hard listening, period.
Hey: 11:34---
I am from Shamokin...The creek is polluted from acid mine drainage---thats why it looked brown. Duh!
Hey: 11:34---
I am from Shamokin...
How very nice for you.
Can someone tell my why WNEP could report the fatal shooting of a Hazleton man happened on E. Chestnut St. and WYOU could not even report the name of the street? Who decides what stories are reported and what is said over at WYOU? Don Henley's Dirty Laundry comes to mind when I think of Diane Lee. -----------------
We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde
who Comes on at five
She can tell you ’bout the plane crash with a gleam In her eye
It’s interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry
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