Why Have Local TV Newscasts Developed a Similar Look Since

question 65

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 one way the news could logically be delivered to viewers.

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