Esau. Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Agreed Jaimoe. The saving grace here in Hamilton has been CH still airs local news. Cable 14, although it has it's merits doesn't really provide adequate local news coverage. Then again, that's what CH is supposed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Mike, just because you don't watch local newscasts doesn't mean this holds true for the rest of the country. Think about the other cities in Canada that rely and need a local face to their newscasts. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. Regardless, dying local TV is a national tragedy. i'm rubber and you're glue. whatever you say bounces off of me, and reverses trajectory by 180°, heads back towards you at an even greater speed (ignoring the local news playing on our tv) and sticks to you. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. That's kinda the problem, isn't it? Do you think anyone under thirty (or some arbitrary technology/internet threshold age) gets their personalized news from anything other than a gadget or the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Mike' date=' just because you don't watch local newscasts doesn't mean this holds true for the rest of the country. Think about the other cities in Canada that rely and need a local face to their newscasts. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. Regardless, dying local TV is a national tragedy. [/quote']i'm rubber and you're glue. whatever you say bounces off of me, and reverses trajectory by 180°, heads back towards you at an even greater speed (ignoring the local news playing on our tv) and sticks to you. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. That's kinda the problem, isn't it? Do you think anyone under thirty (or some arbitrary technology/internet threshold age) gets their personalized news from anything other than a gadget or the internet? I do. Start my morning off with local news every day. It's like a warm blanket....that smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Mike' date=' just because you don't watch local newscasts doesn't mean this holds true for the rest of the country. Think about the other cities in Canada that rely and need a local face to their newscasts. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. Regardless, dying local TV is a national tragedy. [/quote']i'm rubber and you're glue. whatever you say bounces off of me, and reverses trajectory by 180°, heads back towards you at an even greater speed (ignoring the local news playing on our tv) and sticks to you. God forbid there'll be newscasts that suit your personal tastes and enjoyment factor. That's kinda the problem, isn't it? Do you think anyone under thirty (or some arbitrary technology/internet threshold age) gets their personalized news from anything other than a gadget or the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 prove me wrong bubble boy. 3 years ago, the number of people using the internet was gaining on tv and newspapers as a source for news. Where do you think the numbers are today in 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 When I go outI can see the world from insideWithout a doubtI can shake my head and scream and shout[because] I can't take it no moreI can't stand it no moreWho's laughin' at me?Through the nightWas the giant sleeping?The endless flightO the mystery's for keeping[because] I can't take it no moreI can't stand it no moreWho's staring at meI gotta say -Chorus:Pull up your soxYou're the boy in the boxWhat did the rebel say?When the wolf cried "fox"To the boy in the boxWill you come out to playOne, two (Spoken)You can't get enoughThree, fourOpen up the doorSix, fiveAlive is the boy in the box[i gotta say]ChorusAnd no-one talks To the boy in the boxWhen the world cried "fox"to the boy in the boxOne, twoI can't get enoughThree, fourOpen up the doorSix, fiveAlive is the boy in the boxLike a boy in the boxThe boy in the boxLike a boy in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 prove me wrong bubble boy. 3 years ago, the number of people using the internet was gaining on tv and newspapers as a source for news. Where do you think the numbers are today in 2010? If you have the numbers then please provide them. Looks like me and a few other people on this thread still watch local TV.Which internet site do you go to for local news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 tmz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 And the issue here really isn't how your news is delivered, it's who is delivering the news. N'est-ce pas?Most of the internet sites feeding news are still piggybacking off old school news organizations. Once that source dries up, what happens to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 No news is good news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 ignorance is bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is citytv the ONLY way to get local news on televison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is citytv the ONLY way to get local news on televison? http://www.cbc.ca/tvnewsottawa/and you can even watch it online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is citytv the ONLY way to get local news on televison? For you: A-Channel Ottawa, CBC Ottawa, Global, CJOH (I'm surprised you aren't still wearing a black armband in support of Max Keeping retiring). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Internet is a cheap and unreliable source for news, especially investigative reporting. Bloggers and blogs aren't reliable either. Right now, there's no money for news producers on the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Twitter is now where journalism takes place. I thought that was made pretty clear a few weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 For you: A-Channel Ottawa, CBC Ottawa, Global, CJOH A-Channel Ottawa News: their reporters are ambulance chasers at best.CJOH news: When I tune into a newscast, I'd rather not have to listen the anchorman belch and cough. Max Keeping may be a great person and good for the community, but as a newscaster, he should have packed it in 20 years ago. CBC Ottawa news: CBC has tinkered with the format of their evening newscasts so many times, they've alienated most of their audience. None of these stations broadcast in HD, which I suspect contributes to dwindling ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hey, I'm not defending the quality of the A-Channel's telecasts. CTV cheapened that station when they took it over (Ottawa's A master control is located in the suite next to where I work, so I tune in from time to time). It's the overall big picture with local news that I'm sad and disgusted about.Also, I don't think bouche even knows who Max "My brother is a Kingston Penn con" Keeping is. I also think he's pretty bad, even when he was in his "prime". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Not a stab at you Jaimoe. This is a very interesting discussion and I'm glad you got the ball rolling on it. I'd like to raise the point that local tv could be doing a lot more to help itself (broadcasting in HD, more professional reporting, etc.) instead of taking on this "woe is me" attitude. A-channel news has had the "If it bleeds it leads" format since day one, long before CTV took it over. The CJOH news is very well done in my opinion, and is the top-rated local newscast in the region. It's just that I find Max unwatchable. His burping and flubbing up of words can't be attributed to his cancer or being old. He's been doing that since at least 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 A-Channel ottawa got rid of their news broadcasts months ago[color:purple]Great debate guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Ha Ha you're probably quite right AD! I wouldn't know, as I'm usually watching a sports channel (in HD) while the evening newscasts are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Broadcasting in HD comes down to CRTC regulations and, you guessed it, money and resources. Not too many local newscasts are in HD - and for that matter - and not many stations in general offer HD. Even last year, the local CTV newscasts in Toronto broadcast in HD but the national CTV news with Lloyd Robertson (which immediately follows the local telecast) was in standard format. I find this odd.Do you think a poor station such as CKLC in Kingston will switch to HD? Not bloody likely. It can literally cost millions, but "channels in a box" such as Space and Bravo can switch to HD and will in the near future simply because they don't have to build HD control rooms (Citytv invested over two million to build just one control room - and they have two more, but not HD). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 A-Channel ottawa got rid of their news broadcasts months ago[color:purple]Great debate guys. I believe this porn-addicted idiot is still employed doing the A-Channel breakfast newscasts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) porn addicts are people too, jaimoe. feel free to join our facebook group, but don't let your kids anywhere near the computer once you've signed oni would speculate that HD wouldn't do the majority of local newscasters any favours anywayand i think you mean CKWS, jaimoe. HD wouldn't particularly help a radio station Edited January 21, 2010 by Guest facebook'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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