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DEL.ICIO.USBlogwatch: WGCL missed out on legislative finale
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Live Apartment Fire is the creation of Doug Richards, former reporter for WAGA-TV.
His blog keeps track of Atlanta television, and today he’s got this criticism of WGCL (CBS 46) and its state Capitol coverage:
If WGCL is really serious about becoming a big-time player in the Atlanta news market, you wouldn’t have known it from its 11pm newscast Friday. That was the final night of the 2008 legislative session. WGCL covered it with a thirty-second anchor reader. The other stations had live shots from reporters who’d been at the Capitol since the session opened that morning.
With its midnight deadline, its last-minute dealmaking and the “sine die!” paper-tossing climax, the final day of the session is always worth covering. This year, the issues were accessible to average Georgians. And the infighting among Republican leaders gave it a soap-opera quality that makes political reporters smile. That day, the other three stations showed footage of the always tightly-wound Speaker Glenn Richardson blaming Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle for inaction on tax cuts during a House-Senate conference. WGCL had zip.
For you innocents who don’t know what’s in the name, Richards explains:
“Live Apartment Fire” refers to the bane of the existence of the Atlanta TV reporter. When an apartment catches fire- especially close to news time- it doesn’t matter what good work a reporter has developed during the day. Nor does it matter if nobody is injured by the fire. The apartment fire will be treated like Armageddon, especially if the flames can be broadcast live during a newscast.
Comments
By Charles
April 7, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this
If anyone needs a blog to show the stories they are not covering it’s the AJC. Like most Liberal fish-wrappers, they don’t discuss stories that would be damaging to their left-leaning agenda. It’s not until the equalizers to the mainstream press (Fox News, Limbaugh, Hannity, Boortz, etc.) expose the stories not being reported that they begrudingly discuss the issue - and usually in a manner to brush it aside as “not a big deal”. Of course, the issue WOULD be a big deal if a Republican was involved.
Maybe someday “AJC” will be a synonym for “hypocrites”.
By Churchill
April 7, 2008 6:10 PM | Link to this
Charles is exactly right.
By GodHatesTrash
April 7, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this
Redneck trash loves to watch fires - and car wrecks - and disasters in general.
They are animals. Right, Churchswill, you stupid ape?
Trash likes fires.
By Churchill
April 7, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this
Peace, Trash.
By Kanye West
April 7, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this
GodHatesTrash got no love for rednecks
By Gary
April 8, 2008 12:09 AM | Link to this
There’s nothing more important than a fire. Chicago burned down once. So did new York, and dont forget Sally Thompson’s barn back in ‘03. You see, Doug Richards, a fire beckons back to our ancient primal ancestors who didn’t know what fire was and everytime they saw fire they went all report at 11. I think fire scared us. I think fire changed us. I think fire mystified us. Fires are irresistible events to stand in front of and wonder. One day we’ll conquer fire, and then paper mache class level news reports like yours will be the new fire. Till then, step aside, I cant see the flames.
By Impeach Bush
April 8, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this
Good Morning President Obama from C-span the General has no clothes.
By OnlineLevitra
July 10, 2008 7:26 PM | Link to this
Hello! Personally I fully agree with recent comments.