TV News Blues
Let's hope local TV watchdog Ron Fineman gets well soon. While most internet pundits are busy pulling apart the L.A. Times, there just aren't enough people out there taking on the true violators of basic journalistic principles-- the local TV newscasts.
Fineman, who's battling cancer, still manages to tweak the local stations a few times a week. He hasn't been as prolific lately while focusing on chemo, yet when he does pick up his keyboard, it's worth the small fee to check out his site.
Here's Fineman on a recent exchange he witnessed on KCOP-13's newscast:
If there is one thing you should not want from your anchor it is the perpetuation of a libelous urban myth. But what should we really expect from Lauren Sanchez, who just seems to say whatever pops into her head?
After a story about hamsters, Sanchez said to co-anchor Rick Garcia, "You like hamsters -- you and Richard Gere."
Garcia responded: "That would be gerbils, not hamsters."
Sanchez: "Same thing, right?"
Garcia: "No."
Sanchez: "Small little things...okay, one's bigger than the other. Whatever."
Later, Sanchez said: "I love Richard Gere, by the way."
And before that comment, Maria Quiban chimed in: "He's not watching anyway."
Hey, check out the ratings. Nobody is watching. I wonder why?
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