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J1 Blog- News Response

When we log the news in Mr.Miller's class. I find it quite interesting. We usually have similar top stories. I find this  interesting because you’d think the news stories would be different. But, then again we are in Louisville and these are all local channels. Some stations branch out more than others. I know WLKY loves to report from Southern Indiana. I find that good and bad, let me explain.

I know when i either watch or read the news I want find stuff that local(Louisville). Southern Indiana doesn’t affect me at all. Why should I be reading about Southern Indiana? I live In Louisville. I we can find stories in Louisville. We as journalist need to be good at having local relevance. I would say WLKY hasn’t been so good at this, at least recently. I think when writing a story they should ask to themselves “Why do people need to know about this?”.

This could also be a good thing too because at the same time people should be willing to be involved in semi-local matters. It doesn't matter if it’s relevant, but what does is interesting stories. I say this because some people like more interesting stories.  Not everything has to be so serious. We must strike the balance in a good that pleases everyone who reads/watches local news.

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