I seem to remember that tv stations are licensed by the FCC. One of
the mandates of that license is to serve the public.
Not having a viable news or emergency alert system maybe a violation
of that license. There are two issues here, massive cost cutting and
using amateur and citizen media to
this is not a good thing.it's not, don't be fooled.what if
a story get's picked up nationaly? do you retain ownership of your
video or story? I would say not. that and the fact that we already
have issue of personal bias in the news, let anyone and everyone
inyou are asking for
