21-03-2023, 07:57 PM
(21-03-2023, 12:46 PM)EastCoast Wrote:(21-03-2023, 04:33 AM)Charles Wrote: That's giving wayyy too much credit into how much input anchors have into a newscast.
(21-03-2023, 10:59 AM)inletwindow Wrote: 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.
I also think it’s kind of silly to think someone living in Atlanta has a drastically different perspective on things.
You’re probably right that I’m giving them too much credit; however, every behind the news clip always shows the anchors playing an important part, alongside their producers, in choosing and solidifying the rundown.
As for Atlanta - I’m not saying there’s anything special about it. It’s simply not NY or DC. During the peak-Zucker years Fred’s output felt drastically different than any other Newsroom. Maybe it’s just correlation that the Atlanta output seemed better than NY or DC, not causation.
The people who work on the Fred weekend team also work on shows during the week.
I’d consider all the 9am-4pm shows during the week to be “Atlanta” output even with the anchors in DC or NY. Those teams are still largely Atlanta based, with the control rooms out of Atlanta as well.
It’s pretty different from 5a-9a which is entirely NY based (including staff and control rooms), 4p-7p which is entirely DC based, and 7p-12a which is entirely NY based.