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The National Desk Jeffcoast — Sinclair Replaces Local Newscasts With ‘The National Desk’ in 5 Markets Some stations will offer local news cut-ins

WISN Milwaukee news team — Local News Close-Up: Good Things Brewing in Milwaukee Political money pouring in as city gears up for Republican convention

Justin Farmer, 4 and 6 p.m. anchor at WSB Atlanta, and son of the late Don Farmer of CNN, gets ready to report for the Cox Media Group station. — Local News Close-Up: Hotlanta Still Simmering Reasons to celebrate? A station’s milestone anniversary, a major award, new branding

Latest Local News news

Local News: Denver Stations Show Mile-High Growth

By Michael Malone published 16 August 21

Lots of news options in booming Colorado capital, which keeps all the stations in hustle mode

Stations

KCNC Denver GM Walt DeHaven To Retire July 30

By Michael Malone last updated 3 August 21

Local broadcast vet wraps up 40 years in television

Stations

NewsON Gets App Makeover

By Kent Gibbons last updated 16 July 21

Sinclair-owned aggregator of local newscasts freshens up app look, adds web version, seeks new platforms and more content

Stations

Bay Area Stations Are Local News Innovators

By Michael Malone published 6 July 21

As befits the Silicon Valley base, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose outlets are trying new things

Programming

KGO Takes a Five-Subject Newsroom Approach

By Michael Malone published 6 July 21

San Francisco station’s talent focuses on specific subject areas

Programming

Gray Television Ties OTT Retrans to Local News

By John Eggerton published 28 May 21

Gray Television is pushing the FCC to classify over-the-top video providers as MVPDs so they will have to negotiate carriage with stations.

Policy

Local TV News Employment Up During Pandemic

By John Eggerton published 19 May 21

Against what would seem to be long odds, local TV news employment actually increased during the pandemic year of 2020, according to the latest data out of the RTDNA/Newhouse School Newsroom Survey.

Stations

Local News: Austin Still Weird, Booming

By Michael Malone published 17 May 21

Snowmageddon in the rear view, Texas capital is back on its feet

Programming

Sen. Maria Cantwell Pushes Infrastructure Billions for Local Journalism

By John Eggerton published 14 May 21

Combination of tax credits and grants would support salaries, benefits for journalists

Policy

Study: Broadcasters Deliver Record Amount of Local News

By John Eggerton last updated 12 May 21

For the second year in a row, local TV stations produced a record amount of news in 2020 despite pandemic-related budget cuts and revenue shortfalls.

Policy

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