G, thanks for your comments and clarifications. My husband has been a chief engineer for tv stations for umpteen years. I've been a writer/journalist for many years as well as worked in broadcast sales, and his dad was a well-respected journalisr in print and radio for years.

I cringe everytime we watch Rog's current employer's news. They are all but one very young, looking for exciting stories to cover with which to build their portfolios in order to graduate to the next market level. Some of them can read, at least, but I have yet to hear or see a one of them who can go hunt up a GOOD story, something which needs to be exposed, etc. Part of this is the fault of their news director and/or sales manager and/or station manager. The news director wants non-controversial news...she doesn't want to upset anyone; ditto the other two managers, esp. when it comes to upsetting advertisers. I hate it, Rog hates it, but it is our bread and butter.

It seems to me most young adults who are going into "news" are taught only how to "report" not how to "investigate" which, to my mind, is what good journalism is all about. It's really sad.

kat