Local Relavance: Class Discussion - A Reponse to Evie Reed's Blog

"Out of the seven yardsticks that we talked about, local relevance really stood out to me." This comes directly from Evie Reed's blog (https://eviereedjournalism1.blogspot.com/) and is something that I can relate to. 

Evie mentions how local news stations often present stories of irrelevance in our lives. This fact did not occur to me previously, but is a very true statement. 

If a local news station puts forth an article about a child who has been assaulted in Charleston, West Virginia, people outside of the city do not necessarily need to know about it. If the person who committed the crime was doing similar things all around the country and the news story is expressed through warning the story would definitely be relevant to not only the people in Louisville, but to the national public. 

I believe, as Evie expressed in her blog, that local news organizations often present these unsuitable news stories and need to put more focus onto newsworthiness.

-Guinn