Author: Tripp Frohlichstein

KSDK leading the way to healing

BY TRIPP FROHLICHSTEI// If there is some good that can be found out of all the bad related to Ferguson, part of it comes from Channel 5 (KSDK). Apparently, it was the first local station to promote a healing effort in the community, well before the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson

“Gone Girl” goes Local in Saint Louis

BY TRIPP FROHLICHSTEIN// St. Louisans who went to see the movie "Gone Girl" starring Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne may have noticed several shots of the media vans parked in front of Dunne's house. Prominent among them was the Fox2/KPLR 11 van (all of the vans represented real local stations). So how did that

Notes on Ferguson

BY TRIPP FROHLICHSTEIN// No wonder people get frustrated with the media. On a CBS network report, reporter Omar Villafranca reported that Clayton "bordered" Ferguson. After being called to his attention, he later tweeted he made a mistake. He wasn't alone. Reuters apparently described The Loop in University City as being

Sloppy editing changes Sen. Feinstein’s message

By TRIPP FROHLICHSTEIN// Channel 5 did a disservice to viewers due to sloppy editing. Conservatives might even call it biased. California Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein appeared on Meet The Press discussing President Obama's approach with ISIS.

Channel 5 captions leave room for improvement

By TRIPP FROLICHSTEIN / It is said you should never cuss around microphones because you never know if it will get on the air. Perhaps the same needs to be said when you write captions. You never know when it might be shown.