“Breaking news” that is neither breaking nor news
Groaninducing sports puns
Multiple teasers throughout show for brief video shown at very end of newscast
Serious investigation of something completely unremarkable
Ad for local business masquerading as news story
Pointless helicopter shots
Reporters’ ironic distance from story is obvious to everyone except story’s subjects
Weather segment three times as long as it needs to be
Political horse race reporting instead of substantive coverage of issues
Live shot at location where something happened hours ago
Emotional interview with victim’s family
Station participates in moral panic: drugs, video games, music, sexting, etc.
Anchors pretend to be amused by their own time-killing banter
A story that clearly came from sitting around listening to the police scanner
Breathless update on crime story that has no effect on community
“Exclusive” story that has no effect on community
Promo for network TV show
masquerading as news story
Interview with inarticulate bystander/ eyewitness
Flashing The only source emergency in the story is an official lights & crime spokesperson scene tape
Two or more stations air the same story at the same time
Sports fans screaming into the camera
Report on “viral video” that has nothing to do with local community
Multiple stories of same type in first part of show (crimes, fires, accidents)
Obvious typo in on-screen graphics
Concept: James Miller. Design: Liz Palmer. Originally published at WFPL.org.
Flashing emergency lights & crime scene tape
Live shot at location where something happened hours ago
Station participates in moral panic: drugs, video games, music, sexting, etc.
A story that clearly came from sitting around listening to the police scanner
Breathless update on crime story that has no effect on community
Political horse race reporting instead of substantive coverage of issues
“Exclusive” story that has no effect on community
Two or more stations air the same story at the same time
Serious investigation of something completely unremarkable
Promo for network TV show
Emotional interview with victim’s family
Pointless helicopter shots
Anchors pretend to be amused by their own time-killing banter
Groaninducing sports puns
Obvious typo in on-screen graphics
Reporters’ ironic distance from story is obvious to everyone except story’s subjects
Ad for local business masquerading as news story
Interview with inarticulate bystander/ eyewitness
The only source in the story is an official spokesperson
“Breaking news” that is neither breaking nor news
Weather segment three times as long as it needs to be
Sports fans screaming into the camera
Report on “viral video” that has nothing to do with local community
Multiple stories of same type in first part of show (crimes, fires, accidents)
Multiple teasers throughout show for brief video shown at very end of newscast
masquerading as news story
Concept: James Miller. Design: Liz Palmer. Originally published at WFPL.org.
Ad for local business masquerading as news story
Breathless update on crime story that has no effect on community
Flashing Groanemergency inducing lights & crime scene tape sports puns Multiple teasers throughout show for brief video shown at very end of newscast
Obvious typo in on-screen graphics
“Breaking news” that is neither breaking nor news
Emotional interview with victim’s family
“Exclusive” story that has no effect on community
Interview with inarticulate bystander/ eyewitness
Live shot at location where something happened hours ago
Multiple stories of same type in first part of show (crimes, fires, accidents)
Anchors pretend to be amused by their own time-killing banter
The only source in the story is an official spokesperson
Pointless helicopter shots
Political horse race reporting instead of substantive coverage of issues
Promo for network TV show
masquerading as news story
Reporters’ ironic distance from story is obvious to everyone except story’s subjects
Report on “viral video” that has nothing to do with local community
Serious investigation of something completely unremarkable
Sports fans screaming into the camera
Station participates in moral panic: drugs, video games, music, sexting, etc.
A story that clearly came from sitting around listening to the police scanner
Two or more stations air the same story at the same time
Weather segment three times as long as it needs to be
Concept: James Miller. Design: Liz Palmer. Originally published at WFPL.org.
Multiple teasers throughout show for brief video shown at very end of newscast
Ad for local business masquerading as news story
Breathless update on crime story that has no effect on community
Serious investigation of something completely unremarkable
Emotional interview with victim’s family
Two or more stations air the same story at the same time
Station participates in moral panic: drugs, video games, music, sexting, etc.
Multiple stories of same type in first part of show (crimes, fires, accidents)
Live shot at location where something happened hours ago
A story that clearly came from sitting around listening to the police scanner
Promo for network TV show
Reporters’ ironic distance from story is obvious to everyone except story’s subjects
masquerading as news story
Anchors pretend to be amused by their own time-killing banter
“Breaking news” that is neither breaking nor news
The only source in the story is an official spokesperson
Sports fans screaming into the camera
Flashing Obvious emergency typo in on-screen lights & crime graphics scene tape
Political horse race reporting instead of substantive coverage of issues
Groaninducing sports puns
Weather segment three times as long as it needs to be
“Exclusive” story that has no effect on community
Interview with inarticulate bystander/ eyewitness
Report on “viral video” that has nothing to do with local community
Pointless helicopter shots
Concept: James Miller. Design: Liz Palmer. Originally published at WFPL.org.