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Sam Schechner
As Papers Cut, Tribune Updates TV News
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 1, 2008 - 7:21amLast updated: August 1, 2008 - 7:22am
Tribune Company is slashing staff and space at newspapers across the country. But in another old-media business -- local television news -- it's moving in the opposite direction. Nearly half of Tribune's 23 broadcast stations are expanding or launching local news operations, many of them hiring staff as a result.
News Outlets Face Increasing Scrutiny in Campaign
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 13, 2008 - 7:22amTelevision news organizations, facing unprecedented scrutiny, have often expressed contrition for poorly chosen words during this election season. In a campaign that includes the first viable African-American presidential candidate, the lines of appropriate speech have become fuzzy.
Political Season Can't Save Local-TV Sales
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 25, 2008 - 8:34amLast updated: April 25, 2008 - 8:36am
Local television stations across the country are suffering a decline in advertising revenue in the tough economy, despite a blockbuster political season. Buffeted by the faltering real-estate market and shrinking auto sales, total ad revenue for local stations nationwide fell 2.3% in the first quarter compared with the year-earlier period, according to the Television Bureau of Advertising, a trade group for local stations.
