"Skeleton in execution chair; offensive or festive?"
October 23, 2016
WDRB has been a particular local TV news station I have been following for the past few weeks. I decided to log on to their website and was astounded to find a story titled "Skeleton in execution chair display at Meade County Courthouse offensive or festive?" in the news section. I wondered to myself why would this have any local relevance to the people in Kentucky? Yes, it might anger a few sensitive people but overall, why was this story part of the news section of the website?
WDRB failed to meet the element of making the important interesting. This in no way affects the majority of the population WDRB supplies news to. This was an irrelevant story that has caused little impact on the state of Kentucky. This story also failed to meet the yardstick of journalism known as newsworthy because it is not a story that will be or is affecting the population of Kentucky. This story will not have a lasting effect on people. WDRB reporters also failed to meet the yardstick of local relevance because this story only affects the citizens of Brandenburg, Kentucky and even to them, it is of minor relevance. This story does not and will not have a lasting affect on people, it will be over in a week due to the season of Halloween coming to an end next Monday.
Although WDRB did a good job of covering all sides of this debate, I believe that this is an irrelevant and unnecessary story to be in the news section of WDRB's website.
WDRB failed to meet the element of making the important interesting. This in no way affects the majority of the population WDRB supplies news to. This was an irrelevant story that has caused little impact on the state of Kentucky. This story also failed to meet the yardstick of journalism known as newsworthy because it is not a story that will be or is affecting the population of Kentucky. This story will not have a lasting effect on people. WDRB reporters also failed to meet the yardstick of local relevance because this story only affects the citizens of Brandenburg, Kentucky and even to them, it is of minor relevance. This story does not and will not have a lasting affect on people, it will be over in a week due to the season of Halloween coming to an end next Monday.
Although WDRB did a good job of covering all sides of this debate, I believe that this is an irrelevant and unnecessary story to be in the news section of WDRB's website.
Check out the story here: (link below)
http://www.wdrb.com/story/33448749/skeleton-in-execution-chair-display-at-meade-county-courthouse-offensive-or-festive
http://www.wdrb.com/story/33448749/skeleton-in-execution-chair-display-at-meade-county-courthouse-offensive-or-festive
Meade County is in Kentucky. Brandenburg is in WDRB's viewing area.
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