No one had said WHAS11 news should be perfect, however, there is improvement needed in some of their articles. Numerous stories aren't following the core standards journalism is built on.
The article Carmel, Ind. named one of America's best cities -- again, by Brian Eason, violates a few of the standards of journalism. This article was found on whas11.com.
First and foremost, the article makes the interesting important and it lacks newsworthiness. According to the nine principles of journalism, one of the standards of journalism is to make the important interesting, not vice versa.
Once the article has become "important", it lacks newsworthiness. It does not have a lasting effect on people and is not "core" or "peripheral". This story may not have a lasting effect on a number of people. It may not even last more than a week because it mainly affects the people of Carmel, not much of anyone else. Being named one of the best cities is not a peripheral topic when comparing to all the other problems happening in our society and world today.
Secondly, its obvious that Eason takes a part in passive reporting rather than active reporting. Passive reporting meaning he was just reacting rather than investigating. The article also lacks context, meaning the story is not developed. The only source Eason uses is the Census Bureau's report on Carmel, Ind. The reporter could have used quotes from the people of Carmel to make the story even more relevant to Carmel residents.
http://www.whas11.com/news/indiana/Carmel-Ind-named-one-of-Americas-best-cities--again-275590081.html
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