I love the “theheartysoul” and all the wonderful stories they share! The stories are good for the soul!! When I first started in news back in the late 70’s we would make sure and run feature stories, news that would bring a smile to your face! We would have reporters that were solely assigned to do feature stories! There is not much of that anymore in news, it has turned into the media taking sides. So many inexperienced reporters in TV. When I grew up in news at the Minnesota State News Network we were taught to report facts, nothing but the facts. The owner, general manager or News Director would do editorials from time to time.
Do not get me started on Christian Radio/TV and their lack of local news departments!!!! Christian media should have the best local news departments in America! At KKIM we had 2 full-time news reporters, myself and Frank Haley and at times 4 part-time reporters, Bill Ruhl, Mark Tross, Leonard Navarre, and Paul Holt. We also had a 45 minutes of solid news every night at 5pm, New Mexico News and Views. An hour on Saturdays. I’m talking LOCAL/REGIONAL reporting, not all these network feeds! Live reports from Santa Fe during the legislative session! GREAT MEMORIES!!!!
A newscaster is to REPORT the news, check sources 3 times, report facts, not invent them. All these folks that say they have sources, sources tell us that…blah…blah…nothing noise.
I took a peep at those impeachment hearings yesterday on TV……conclusion: The networks do not report the news, they take sides, that was a Cardinal sin in the day. I turned it off. They all think the American people take dumb pills, they speak down to us all.
I have to say that my hometown paper the Windom, Minnesota Cottonwood County Citizen does an excellent of reporting the news and so does KDOM Radio in Windom, both are impartial in their reporting. I also like the Albuquerque Journal’s reporting. I beleive you will find in our smaller communities in America, with operations locally owned, solid news reporting, committed to serving their communities, unlike the big operations that are after ratings and Hollywood type reporting.
Anyhow I could go on and on here………but this following story will make your day better:
Emergency call 911 dispatchers have an incredibly tough job. Spending their days (or nights) fielding frantic calls from distressed people in their worst times, they have to be quick-thinkers, efficient communicators, and above all, stay cool under pressure.
We wouldn’t blame them for feeling worn out because of their high-pressure jobs!
