Quality or quantity, which is more important? Viewers of local news station live in communities; they are families. They would want to hear about their local park closing three days a week, but a celebrity death is tempting gossip. While the death may affect a few viewers the park story affects them as a whole. As the director of the local news station I would run the park closing story because it affects the viewer much more than a celebrity death, poses hassles for viewers, and it is the stations responsibility to keep local news relevant to the viewers.
A local park closing three days a week affects everyone in the surrounding communities. Parents, grandparents, and children will have to find other things to do on the days that the park is closed. When children get off from school they have an abundance of energy from sitting in one spot for most of the day. The local park is a safe place for them to exert this energy. The closing could cause more kids to play in the streets, find dangerous places to play, or become less active. The delivery of this story could help lessen the stress on those community members.
The local news station has a responsibility to inform viewers of upcoming events that will directly affect them. A celebrity death does not create any hassles for viewers; they are often occurrences. The park closing story poses a few hassles: Parent’s may have to drive farther for after school sports, rearrange schedules to accommodate this change, and be more aware of children in streets. Hearing this story could make their lives easier and make them more aware of other events in their community. Viewers want to hear relevant stories that affect them whether it is on the TV, internet, radio, or papers.
Celebrity deaths can be found out almost instantaneously from their friends and eyewitnesses through various social networking sites. If not it can be found out through online news pages such as cnn.com or fownews.com. The station can put a few facts about the death at the bottom of the screen and link it to the webpage for the viewer to learn more, during the park story. The new generation has a much easier time accessing the news and other information than previous ones. A century ago the only way to receive news information was from newspapers. The celebrity death can potentially bring in ratings, in turn money, but only for the duration of the story. The park closing can in time bring in more quality viewers and local news should focus on local issues.
Celebrity deaths are nice to hear about because they could be a favorite but only bring in mass amounts of viewers but it is only for a short time. Such events as a park closing for three days a week can bring in quality viewers over time. A steady stream of viewers is better than spikes in viewers because they need constant viewers rather than occasional viewers. The focus of a local news station should be the communities it serves and the quality of information it provides.

Culture is reflected in many things around us; the three biggest are TV, movies, and games. We may not partake in all three but everyone does at least one of these. Yes they entertain us but they also teach us and get us conversing with others. Young and old enjoy various types but they connect people on more than one level. TV shows, movies, and games reflect our society in many ways, are an accepted part of society and our lives revolve around them.
Our culture is reflected in every TV show or movie we watch, we may not realize it because it may be subtle. Not only is our culture reflected in them but they are a part of our culture. We thrive on entertainment and social interaction. One may think that the movie is just a movie and for entertainment only but it can teach them about themselves and their surroundings. It could stir up emotions about political issues they did not know they had or about any other topic. If a movie was good or bad the first thing someone wants to do is spread the word they want to share their opinions as well as hear others. TV shows and movies are based on experiences and depict our life.
Electronic games are popular among young and old. While they may not be the same games they still have an effect on our culture. Electronic games allow you to share your experience with people around the world. Some games are mindless shooters but others have slight undertones of ecosystem awareness, history, and even religion. The biggest controversy over video games is that violent games make you do violent acts. There have been many studies that have proved and disproved this theory. Another is that playing video games makes one lazy and less active. This is not true for most, it just aids in ones already sedentary lifestyle. With these things in mind we must focus of the fact that they do depict real life but are not real and that moderation is the best when playing.
There have been quite a few influential games in the past decade; some have influenced in a good way and others in a bad way. The ones that have influenced us in a good way are the one that focus on problem solving, working as a team, and prominent storylines. Such games are: Half-Life 2 (2004), Metroid Prime (2002), Geometry wars: Retro-Evolved (2005), Wii Sports (2006), Halo (2001), and World of Warcraft (2004). Each one of those games focuses on one or more item mentioned previously. Games bring people together when they would not otherwise associate, help improve problem solving skills, and allow people to learn how to work together.
We all watch TV shows, movies, and play videogames. Whether it is alone or with friends and even strangers they give us the ability to converse with others. They teach us new things about ourselves and the world we live in, while we do not recognize it sometimes. They are a part of our culture, they reflect our culture, and they will continue to be.