Local News: the Reality

The story of a story

Police, fire paramedics, and ambulances at the scene of a horrific incident on the Labour Day weekend in St. John’s. [Image: NTV/screen grab]

This is the story of a story.

This is how local government officials and local offices for conventional news media handled what would in any other place be a significant news story.

Given the recent lament for local news with the end of a daily print edition of the local Saltwire now PostMedia store-front, this should help everyone understand the difference between the high-sounding words and the reality of local media.

First: The Story