Comments on: Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 3 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/01/10/guest-posting-needed-more-excellence-in-journalism-part-3/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Arthur Parks http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/01/10/guest-posting-needed-more-excellence-in-journalism-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Arthur Parks Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:54:54 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/01/10/guest-posting-needed-more-excellence-in-journalism-part-3/#comment-975 A great four-part series and a provocative read. Two issues need more of Mr. Stites' scrutiny: 1) the seemingly boundless self-promotion - especially by broadcasters - that robs precious time from the news hole (TODAY SHOW's lead story of Trump-Rosie feud in face of Bush speech, and the 3-5 minutes of teases and crfoss-promotion in 22 minutes of local news content, as examples) and 2) the absence of any significant news coverage by RADIO, perhaps the most effective medium for reaching the lower rungs of the socio-economic-education ladder. Sure, NPR/APR provides good reporting, but their demographics don't reach that audience. The FCC has abandoned the requirement for broadcasters to deliver meaningful public service. . And that, of course, must include reswponsible news reporting. Mr. Stites, how about addressing those in future essays? A great four-part series and a provocative read.

Two issues need more of Mr. Stites’ scrutiny: 1) the seemingly boundless self-promotion – especially by broadcasters – that robs precious time from the news hole (TODAY SHOW’s lead story of Trump-Rosie feud in face of Bush speech, and the 3-5 minutes of teases and crfoss-promotion in 22 minutes of local news content, as examples) and 2) the absence of any significant news coverage by RADIO, perhaps the most effective medium for reaching the lower rungs of the socio-economic-education ladder. Sure, NPR/APR provides good reporting, but their demographics don’t reach that audience. The FCC has abandoned the requirement for broadcasters to deliver meaningful public service. . And that, of course, must include reswponsible news reporting.

Mr. Stites, how about addressing those in future essays?

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