Turning Over a New Leaf
By: Ellie Thornsbury
Instead of writing about things changing in the world, which is the basic concept of Journalism, WHAS has chosen to write about the things that aren't changing. According to this local news organization, when the leaves don't change colors, you write about it. Thats right, out of all the events going on in the world, WHAS feels strongly about the colors of leaves.
Autumn is an exiting time of year, with Halloween and pumpkin spice candles, but writing about the leaves changes being a bit later than usual is pushing it. This could be an important topic if the unusual leaf behavior meant big changes in our environment or climate, but, according to the article, it doesn't. These rebellious leaves are just an isolated incident, which are taking up website space that they do not deserve.
I've noticed this trend in over reporting weather on WHAS11's broadcasts as well. On average, weather takes up 5-6 minutes of each segment. If you subtract commercials, that's roughly 25% of the episode. All we need to know is what weather to expect in the upcoming week, yet, for some reason, the news feels the need to educate us on useless forecast facts.
In conclusion, leaves delaying their color change is simply not newsworthy. WHAS11 needs to realize that a slightly interesting tidbit about autumn weather does not belong on a news website.
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