At 3 p.m. Friday during the national ground stops at airports, where was the vaunted LIVE DESK on Fox 13? On the main channel it was Judge Judy, on 13+ it was TMZ. Nothing local from Sea Tac at all. Not even a phoner that I saw. No local anchor in charge. On streaming, they carried Fox 5 out of New York on EST. You can't keep flogging a franchise called Fox Local that isn't there when local people need it. Again, no sign of a local anchor or local impact, which could have included UW not being able to fly to Michigan for football. Bad end to a weak first week debut of the 'NEW' Fox Local.
And Fox wasn't completely alone. I turned on King's Ultimate Seattle Seattle Sports Show at 3 as well and saw no mention of the UW flight issue, which had to be off the top Likely the show was taped earlier, but a lower third crawl could and should have been added to the show. Hardly ULTIMATE in that story, which would have made for great conversation. Will they cancel the game or reschedule, etc.? What about Seahawks travel to LA for the Raiders game Sunday, if the ground stop continues well into Saturday?
Fox 13 has fallen down on the job yet again when it comes to reporting local breaking news of major significance. These failures cannot continue to happen. They are losing relevancy on this front, which is not a good thing when a much of the station's airtime is devoted to local newscasts. They must do better.
ReplyDeleteAs for KING, I agree that a lower third crawl should have been added at minimum.