21-03-2023, 10:59 AM
(21-03-2023, 04:33 AM)Charles Wrote:Yup. The anchors aren’t personally choosing what and how to cover stories. They’re not managing editors. Of course they have a lot input and some veto power, but it really depends. Some anchors are more involved than others.(20-03-2023, 11:29 PM)EastCoast Wrote: I agree with sky303 here. Having the anchor live outside the NY media or DC political bubbles impacts their perspective of what's important, meaning they likely will make different editorial decisions on what to cover.
That's giving wayyy too much credit into how much input anchors have into a newscast. The story selection on the weekend editions of Newsroom probably feels different because it's the weekend, not because it's Fredricka anchoring from Atlanta. Most business and government functions are closed. There are also fewer people willing to come on as guests on the weekend, so you're likely to get fewer of those political-heavy segments than during the week (the exception being Sunday mornings.) There's simply less news going on during weekends, so that leaves them covering more random stories from around the country that otherwise might not get national coverage or more time for international news.
I also think it’s kind of silly to think someone living in Atlanta has a drastically different perspective on things.
Atlanta is a modern, thriving U.S. city — the largest in the entire southeast. It also has a TON of transplants who did not grow up in the area.
There’s no “outsiders” perspective.
And I think where the anchor is based is far less important than where the team behind the anchor is based.
CNN in Atlanta just has a better history and culture of doing things, IMO.