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The Governor should stop shifting issues and instead focus on the actual budget crisis.
There are a lot of news articles that cite polls on policy, signifying the importance of majority opinion to policy decisions. I think polls on policy might be interesting, but they nevertheless are worthless, because they contribute nothing to the question of whether a policy is right or not.
Well, actually, yesterday’s ABC World News was not the first day Diane Sawyer took the main anchor chair, but it was exciting nevertheless, because it was her first day as ABC World News tonight with Diane Sawyer.
I have been a fan of World News since Peter Jennings (Yes, I am quite young compared to some generations), and I find a promising future for the newscast as Diane takes the lead. To be honest, I was a little worried about Diane being Charlie’s replacement, because I felt the bright-sun shine atmosphere from Good Morning America might follow Diane to the more serious evening news timeslot. After watching her first broadcast, I was relieved to see that such concern was not going to be a problem.
Although there was one minor video glitch in the video room, Diane’s presentation of news was quite good. Even her fellow reporters showed a lot of enthusiasm during the newscast, and Diane seems to be composed and engaging for the entirety of the program.
Her headline interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quite impressive. She was pressing the Iranian President on the nuclear issue and confronted him on the document that shows Iran’s possible intentions in testing a trigger for a nuclear bomb. It was quite a satisfying interview.
I see a bright future ahead with World News, and I wish the best of luck with Diane Sawyer with her new leading role. However, I do miss Charlie Gibson in the news chair. Well, I hope I am going to have a good day, for a long time!
Right before 2011 hits our calendars, it has become obligatory to have a “The Year in Review” or “The 2010 Look Back” type of articles in all of the major news outlets. These types of articles look back in the year to highlight the major news stories that made an impact in our national consciousness.
There are two problems. First, most of these news highlights are not news worthy in the first place. Second, just by having these articles shows the slow pace of actual news reporting out in the field.
Are the news outlets bragging that coverage of un-newsworthy stories made it to the national consciousness? Stories are un-newsworthy in my opinion if it does not serve any significant purpose in facilitating democracy by educating the public on critical issues.
The major news outlets spent more resources on presenting these un-newsworthy stories in their coverage. The coverage of actual news was chastised in their 5 minute, hyper fast news headline segments.
I guess it was such a surprise that gasoline prices were one of the highest during the winter holidays, unless the news outlets remembered how OPEC decided to stick with low production levels several weeks ago. Perhaps the news outlets’ hyper fast news coverage induced them a type of memory problem.
Also, where is the news coverage on the Ivory Coast? There is a country in the brink of a civil war, and the story doesn’t even get any attention by some news outlets. Granted, the Ivory Coast might not be a significant player in the international stage, but isn’t significant nevertheless that the incumbent President ignored President Obama’s phone call? I guess they ran out of news staff after wasting their time covering 2010 all over again.
As we hit another new year, some don’t improve.
Amid the high international tension after the nuclear test, ABC News Diane Sawyer flew to North Korea and reported in the capital of Pyongyang for Good Morning America. Sawyer reported how stringent it can be for foreigners to visit the Stalinist nation as they took away cell phones and Blackberries as they arrived at a North Korean Airport. She also reported how empty the capital looked with few cars driving by. It is speculated that Sawyer might be conducting an interview with a North Korean representative in regards to the nuclear test issue.
