Re: Jackass,Viacom&CBS

["Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net>]

I agree with your point.  Having only one station in town doing news is not
a good thing.  However, I do not think it is necessary for every station to
do news or to have new coverage mandated.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Faneuf" <tklaundry@juno.com>
To: <dib9@gwi.net>
Cc: <umar@nerodia.wcrb.com>; <joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com>;
<boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Jackass,Viacom&CBS


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>
> On Sat, 2 Jun 2001 13:09:41 -0400 "Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net> writes:
> >
> > So you would require every station to carry news?  I think that's
> > silly.
> > The current trend  is niche marketing.  People listen to WBZ when
> > they want
> > the news and then turn to their favorite music station when they
> > want music.
> > What's wrong with that?  Why force the music station do news if
> > that's not
> > what their audience wants?
> >
> > -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
> Actually that is not happening to the extent many believe.  When
> Westinghouse bought CBS the management of WODS and WBZ looked at how much
> of a crossover there was between listeners of Oldies to WBZ for news and
> found there was virtually none.  Just because a station is music driven
> doesn't mean they CAN'T do credible news,  they just won't.  Getting news
> from only one source is not a very good idea.  I know I have covered
> stories along with other reporters both print and broadcast, and when I
> read or heard their account of events, in some instances I wondered what
> they were doing during the event.  Not always, but enough times to know
> that reporters look at events through different eyes and draw different
> conclusions and I think that is a good thing>
>
> df
>
>