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KPNX Phoenix; the gig is up |
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With 5 Stations in Phoenix |
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05/22/2005 |
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You think mentioning Lin Sue Cooney's name in a promo is grounds for a character defamation suit? What if Dana says he likes Cooney? Isn't that promoting the competition?
I give KPHO credit for cutting to the chase regarding Howard Dean's recent visit to the Valley - the fact that The Guv was noticeably absent, citing a "scheduling conflict." Ha.
Playing to liberals, running with CNN-Newsweek-60 Minutes Wednesday type of administration-bashing stories in this market is simply bad business, given how the state voted last November.
Sweeps wars. Gotta love 'em, that's all. |
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I looked up the election numbers. 54.9% of Arizona's voters voted for Bush and 44.4% voted for Kerry. Given that there are 5 stations competing for ratings in Phoenix, one of them could conceivably focus on progressive issues and one could focus on neo-con issues (leaving three in the middle). This could be done without sacrificing ratings actually.
On a national basis, the country is pretty much 50/50 split. Yet, Faux News focuses only on the neo-conservative half and wins the cable news war handily.
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