“People essentially like local news better than network news.” PeopleNewsLocalsLocal News Author:Roone Arledge
“If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it's a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover.” IfsWantCountryStoriesDifficultRolesNewsSouthLocalsStationsCarolinaMontanaSouth CarolinaLocal News Author:Maria Menounos
“Something's happened in our society which I don't think is beneficial, and that's that you see the public being fed box-office news. Newscasts now, every local station - I've been traveling around the country a lot, and you see the local news, and they give box-office reports.” ThinkingGivingCountryHappenedOfficeNewsBoxesLocalsReportsOur SocietyFedsStationsBeneficialBox OfficeLocal News Author:Bryan Cranston
“While I was in college, I became a page at ABC. Suddenly I was working for Good Morning America, local news, national news. The page is the lowest rung of the ladder, and it's the also the place where you can ask any question and not feel dumb.” FeelsAmericaAsksMorningCollegeNewsPagesLocalsDumbLowestLaddersLocal NewsGood Morning America Author:Anne Sweeney
“One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.” ReasonLeftDirectorsNewsTiredConstantMusicalLocalsChairsLocal News Book:Anchorwoman Source: Anchorwoman
“We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.” TwoBigsThreeEventsNewsNewspapersLocalsFlavorLocal News Author:Jane Smiley
“We're all watching each other, so there's no chance for censorship. The main problem is the idiot TV. If you watch local news, your head will turn to mush.” IfsProblemTurnsChanceWatchesTvsNewsLocalsIdiotCensorshipLocal News Author:Ray Bradbury
“I find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality. I often imagine how people would react to my death. Mr Dunthorne's quavering voice as he makes the announcement. The shocked faces of my classmates. A playground bedecked with flowers. The empty stillness of a school corridor. Local news analysis. . . . The steady stoicism of my parents. . . . Candlelit vigils. . . . And finally, my glorious resurrection.” PeopleWayRealitySchoolFacesLife IsParentVoiceImagineFlowerNewsEmptyLocalsAnalysisGloriousSteadyStillnessResurrectionShockedStoicismPlaygroundsDisconnectedCorridorsAnnouncementsClassmatesLocal News Author:Joe Dunthorne
“I am a big Ellen fan. I have been one for quite a long time now. I used to do the local news talk shows with her in San Francisco, when we were both still kids.” LongHas BeensStillsShowsBigsKidsUsedFansNewsLong TimeLocalsSan FranciscoTalk ShowsLocal News Author:Margaret Cho