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You proved Dan Rather’s point about independent journalism is the only way forward for ALL legacy media. Sadly, that includes local broadcast media as well. 
What WRC in Washington did is truly unforgivable, reporting there were survivors from the DC aircraft collision disaster. Did they follow any journalistic standards to verify and confirm such a claim?
A report that virtually all national networks picked up immediately and most crediting local Washington station WRC.  How do you come back from that credibility hit? How do I trust them as a local viewer moving forward? This is a major life and death story where families of victims are praying for a miracle and a local TV station erroneously gives it to them.
Even though the numbers have been shrinking, you still saw a little hope for local journalism in those polls that showed the only medium the public somewhat ‘Trusted’ in America was local TV.  Now, with trusted local newspapers long gone and cheap and inexperienced rookies and ‘influencers’ flooding the newsrooms,
WRC certainly helped pound another nail in that local TV news coffin.

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I wish reporters, producers and anchors could find other adjectives other than the BIG three when reporting from disaster scenes. Horrifying, devastating, and heartbreaking....or variations of such.  I have also heard journalists using each multiple times in a single report. There must be other words that a professional journalist can use to get the point across. 

I don't think emergency crews are "franticly searching..." or "desperately searching...." for anything. I don't think emergency response professionals are ever frantic or desperate in doing the heroic work they do. Working with urgency? Yes. But are they frantic or desperate...NO. 

I wish reporters would stop saying that "an investigation is underway". Duh? I wish reporters would stop saying "the investigation will reveal more details". Really? Who would have thought!  

I heard a reporter say this morning..."Look at this massive massive crater"  What is the difference between a massive crater, and a massive massive crater? Oh and there was no crater on the screen. Hum. 

Heard a reporter say it was an "intensely hot fire." Well first, all fires are I'd predict...are hot.  I think it could be an intense fire, or a hot fire. But not an intense hot fire.  

Frantic and desperate firefighters were trying to put out the horrific and intensely hot fire. We talked to heartbroken victims about what happened and later, our camera's were permitted to shoot the devastating scene. It was heartbreaking to watch. You can see the massive massive devastation left behind...Back to you.