broadcast news

Broadcast Evening Newscasts Lose More than 1 Million Viewers in Past Year

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:16:03 -0400

Full article: TV Newser
Chris Ariens
Even as the oil continues to gush from the sea floor, and the networks shuttle their anchors to points along the Gulf coast, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and the CBS Evening News continue to lose viewers. All three broadcasts were down in Q2 2010 compared to the same period last year.

What Would Walter Cronkite Think?

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:37:09 -0400

Full article: Broadcast Law Blog
David Oxenford
With much of the media world celebrating the life of Walter Cronkite, we have to wonder what he would have thought about the reports that the FCC is considering the commencement of a proceeding to investigate the status of broadcast journalism -- assessing its quality and potentially deciding to mandate specific amounts of news coverage by broadcast stations.

WFLD to Eliminate 10 p.m. Newscast

Stevie Converse — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:03:00 -0400

Full article: Chicago Tribune
Phil Rosenthal
Chicago's WFLD-TV plans to give up its 10 p.m. weeknight news program, less than 30 months after the Fox-owned station launched the 35-minute broadcast to run headlong at fellow network-owned rivals with its own late local headlines. The newscast will be replaced by reruns of NBC's "The Office."

Bad Economy Good for Network News

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:20:12 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
Tough economic news and the arrival of the Obama administration have helped bring more viewers to the broadcast evening news shows, a TV staple that's been written off many times in the past. The ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts all hit ratings milestones last week.

Katrina Lessons Shape Gustav Strategy

Stevie Converse — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:50:23 -0400

Full article: Hollywood Reporter
Paul J. Gough
Hurricane Katrina left quite a mark in the news business. TV networks weren't as prepared as they could have been for the enormity of the story, keeping crews safe, fed and housed, and bringing video from the region to New York. But they are better prepared for Gustav and Hannah.

Why TV News in the U.S. Is Utter Rubbish

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:45:26 -0400

Full article: The Guardian
Kieren McCarthy
It's not just that world events are ignored in favor of celebrity gossip. News anchors also skew the facts to provoke debate.

Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:37:53 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Five years into the war in Iraq and nearly seven years into the war in Afghanistan, getting news of the conflicts onto U.S. television news broadcasts is harder than ever.