Why Have Local TV Newscasts Developed a Similar Look Since

question 32

Multiple Choice

Why have local TV newscasts developed a similar look since the 1970s?

• A)TV news directors copied each other.
• B)Local news programs became syndicated.
• C)Stations hired news consultants, who advised them to buy national prepackaged formats.
• D)Technology dictated that news programs look alike.
• E)Studies showed that there was only way the news could logically be delivered to viewers.

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