latimesblogs.latimes.com — As part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents.
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pivenMar 1, 2010
The mood was grim in Los Angeles, the largest bureau outside of Washington. The 40-plus staffers were told this week that only a few producers would remain and only two correspondents would be assigned to cover the West, down from a total of six
Closed AccountMar 1, 2010
They'd be in trouble if Palin puts out another book...looks like they won't have enough staff to fact-check it. (I know...it was the AP).
kasha34Mar 2, 2010
Yet Fox News seems to be thriving. Apparently Americans have a surplus of media sources for Obama cheer-leading.
kasha34Mar 2, 2010
How so? Fox News IS thriving. That's a fact.And the reason network news is floundering is there are too many sources of biased, liberal, Obama cheer-leading news.Just as, if there are too many pizza stores in town, some of them ending up closing down.
hblaskMar 2, 2010
So wait.... the public doesn't want shallow, sycophantic coverage of PR releases?
franklinpMar 2, 2010
As long as you can read a teleprompter and act like a stooge, you can get a job at MSNBC - And the MS stands for Microsoft ;)
pjr12345Mar 2, 2010
If they offered the bias they've offered through their current pimps, they'll still be the ugly whores no one wants to visit.
pjr12345Mar 2, 2010
You'd think it was the NY Times, given their crap coverage.
pjr12345Mar 2, 2010
Ever hear of the internet?
astillianMar 3, 2010
That's not a solution. The internet isn't streaming into the average american living room. With the internet you have to seek out what you are looking for. TV news is accessible to everybody.