St. Louis television viewers watching KTVI Channel 2 were recently given two sharply different versions of the opening of the area's first full-sized Tim Horton's in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood. Covering the opening of the first location of the chain is appropriate, but in terms of good journalism, Channel 2 provided "the best of times" and the "worst of times" with … [Read more...] about The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ of KTVI Tim Horton’s coverage
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The good, the bad and the ugly of St. Louis TV news
Media guru Tripp Frohlichstein dreams of delivering a “State of the 2014 Local News” address to St. Louis’ three TV stations (he considers Channels 2 and 11 one station as they share facilities and people). This is his dream address: Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for taking the time to discuss the state of local news. There are times when the local media perform well and … [Read more...] about The good, the bad and the ugly of St. Louis TV news
Good investigative reports aired on St. Louis TV stations
Elliott Davis brought viewers an effective “You Paid For It” this past week as he produced a story (http://fox2now.com/2013/11/13/expensive-deal-costing-st-charles-county-taxpayers-millions/) on what appears to be an inconsistency in how St. Charles County does business. He pointed out that a recent $5 million plus project had only one bid submitted. Davis went after St. … [Read more...] about Good investigative reports aired on St. Louis TV stations