![]() This doesn't help in terms of the quality and consistency (and ethical compass) local television news actually used to strive for. It devolved from the already atrocious "newsreader" versus "journalist" phenomenon that emerged in the 1980s. ![]() You get what you pay for, and when they pay isn't much you start to see a lot of people who entered the industry to become influencers rather than journalists. EVERYTHING but journalistic ethics is micromanaged and the money local television news people make goes far less than it did a decade ago. There's a reason why, "local television" has precious little local origination programming outside of token news broadcasts and why the industry is gambling foolishly on the antiquated models of carriage fees from cable and linear streamers (rather than local advertising, which used to account for 80-90% of income for stations) to keep them afloat. Viacom (CBS) \, Disney \** (ABC and FOX) and Univision \* ( \*= "O&O" stations: corporate owned and operated and usually the highest paying, top market, most sought-after gigs in local television journalism) that dictates how you receive your local television news and the incestual cronyism behind the scenes (GMs, News Directors station management.). Sinclair, Tegna, Gray, Hearst, Nexstar, Hubbard, Luken, Scripps, Estrella, NBC/Universal \* (NBC and Telemundo). Then there's the media deregulation that enabled corporations to gobble up the overwhelming majority of local television stations (and radio stations, and newspapers.). Entry-level television journalism (now, "multimedia journalism") asks for the sky but pays pretty low for actual hours asked of employees and personal expenses (clothes for on-air you supply and then do your own make up and hair) and if you are working in the bottom of the market and cannot level-up then you'll have given a lot to an increasingly petty and unforgiving business. At least that is how it was up until the start of the millennium. Sure, it isn't a top market, but it is a substantial one as a step up the ladder, a lily pad on the way towards retirement, and if one is lucky enough and has endured the business long enough: a solid market to homestead in. That's a fair approximation of how the business works.Ĭolumbus is the 34th market out of 210 in the United States. So you either move up to the better paying job, or you drop out and get a job in another sector because your love of journalism or golf doesn't pay the bills. People get into it because they love it and deal with the low pay in hopes of getting that bump up to an anchor spot (or head golf pro), so you end up moving around a lot trying to get your opportunity to move up. I feel like local news reporter is a lot like assistant golf pro. Pub Trivia Night from Sporcle Events at The Walrus with Prizes Every ShowĬolumbus Social Columbus Classifieds Columbus Go Music in Columbus Bicycling in Columbus Columbus Beer Columbus IT Columbus Photographyīlue Jackets - Crew Ohio State - CSCC OSU Football - OSU Basketball Trivia Mondays at The Dry Mill (Sober Bar) The Action Academy Sunday S.T.E.M Club for Children Saturday Evening Open Mic Comedy at The Crescent Loungeīoards & Brews at Taft's Brewpourium Columbus Highbanks River Path Hike (3 Miles) at Highbanks Metro Park hosted by Hike Columbus Mulligan Chess Club Meeting at The Mall at Turtle Crossing Illusions The Drag Queen Dinner Show in Columbusįriday Karaoke Nights at The Crescent Lounge! Sotto Terra At the Sanctuary - Quiz Style Trivia Improv Comedy Meetup Game Night at Gresso'sĮxcesss Karaoke Thursday at the Dive Bar of Columbus Trivia Night at Keystone Pub & Patio at Polaris Please direct for-sale, barter, job-related, and Craigslist type posts to /r/ColumbusClassifieds Upcoming Events Date ![]() News Politics Events Requests Photos Humor Lost/Found NostalgiaĮvents, get togethers, and suggestions on what to see and do in Columbus, Ohio!
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