Excerpt from my article -- Local broadcast news has become more about ratings and station profits than solid news gathering, compiling lists of trusted sources, compelling writing, and good storytelling. The term "seasoned reporters" is rarely heard. The traditions of Edward R. Murrow, Douglas Edwards, Walter Chronkite, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, and the early journalistic years of Barbara Walters at NBC are all but lost on today's generation of new hires who have only the vaguest ideas of the standards, values, and news ethics that were so important to these broadcasting legends.
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