[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Sue O'Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter [@SueNBCBoston](/creator/twitter/SueNBCBoston) on x 41.1K followers Created: 2025-07-16 12:48:26 UTC 🎥 Ever wonder how your local news decides what to cover? 📺 Here's a real-world scenario that shows the puzzle news directors try to solve every day: THE SETUP: You're running a Boston TV station covering XX counties across MA, NH & VT: • Barnstable, Belknap, Cheshire, Dukes, Essex, Hillsboro, Merrimack, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Rockingham, Strafford, Suffolk, Windham, Worcester • XXXXXXXXX available viewers aged 12+ • X newscasts daily (4p, 4:30p, 5p, 5:30p, 6p, 7p, 11p. Morning shows are already done.) • Just XX minutes per show YOUR STAFF: • X general assignment reporters (8a-7p) for the 4p-6p newscasts • X general assignment reporters (3p-12m) for the 6p-11p newscasts. • X roaming photographer • X political reporter • X investigative reporter • X anchors (can work stories in-house) TODAY'S STORY LIST: • MBTA Blue Line stuck under Boston Harbor, XXX evacuated • X dead in Fall River assisted living fire • Boston heat emergency Wed-Fri • X Haverhill cops on leave after custody death • 21-year-old shot Milton-Dorchester line • Woman found stabbed in Lower Mills • Dracut woman charged with grand jury leak • Teen injured in train collision in Hingham • XXXXX customers without power (Eversource) • Mass trash strike + West Coast solidarity POLITICS: • XX immigration judges fired (including MA) • Healey testifies for $3B Mass Ready Act • 20+ states sue Trump over education funding freeze SPORTS: • Red Sox sweep Rays, 10-game win streak • Sox interested in hosting All-Star Game COMMUNITY: • Fields Corner Night Market Saturday • Neponset Greenway "missing link" opens • Carney Hospital closure study released HEALTH/WEATHER: • Heat advisory, high 80s • Tick exposure up from last X years THE CHALLENGE: You MUST cover local news, weather, sports, national stories, politics, business, health, consumer issues, continuing coverage (immigration, Karen Read, etc.), AND include feel-good content. Plus stay ready for breaking news. QUESTION: With a finite number of staff and XX minutes per show, what would you cover? What would you cut when breaking news hits? Remember, TV news demands visual storytelling—every story needs footage that grabs viewers’ attention and makes the narrative compelling. So, what do your newscasts look like today? XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [vt](/topic/vt) [realworld](/topic/realworld) [Post Link](https://x.com/SueNBCBoston/status/1945465549271736331)
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Sue O'Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter @SueNBCBoston on x 41.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 12:48:26 UTC
🎥 Ever wonder how your local news decides what to cover? 📺 Here's a real-world scenario that shows the puzzle news directors try to solve every day:
THE SETUP: You're running a Boston TV station covering XX counties across MA, NH & VT: • Barnstable, Belknap, Cheshire, Dukes, Essex, Hillsboro, Merrimack, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Rockingham, Strafford, Suffolk, Windham, Worcester
• XXXXXXXXX available viewers aged 12+ • X newscasts daily (4p, 4:30p, 5p, 5:30p, 6p, 7p, 11p. Morning shows are already done.) • Just XX minutes per show
YOUR STAFF: • X general assignment reporters (8a-7p) for the 4p-6p newscasts • X general assignment reporters (3p-12m) for the 6p-11p newscasts. • X roaming photographer • X political reporter • X investigative reporter • X anchors (can work stories in-house) TODAY'S STORY LIST: • MBTA Blue Line stuck under Boston Harbor, XXX evacuated • X dead in Fall River assisted living fire • Boston heat emergency Wed-Fri • X Haverhill cops on leave after custody death • 21-year-old shot Milton-Dorchester line • Woman found stabbed in Lower Mills • Dracut woman charged with grand jury leak • Teen injured in train collision in Hingham • XXXXX customers without power (Eversource) • Mass trash strike + West Coast solidarity POLITICS: • XX immigration judges fired (including MA) • Healey testifies for $3B Mass Ready Act • 20+ states sue Trump over education funding freeze SPORTS: • Red Sox sweep Rays, 10-game win streak • Sox interested in hosting All-Star Game COMMUNITY: • Fields Corner Night Market Saturday • Neponset Greenway "missing link" opens • Carney Hospital closure study released HEALTH/WEATHER: • Heat advisory, high 80s • Tick exposure up from last X years THE CHALLENGE: You MUST cover local news, weather, sports, national stories, politics, business, health, consumer issues, continuing coverage (immigration, Karen Read, etc.), AND include feel-good content. Plus stay ready for breaking news. QUESTION: With a finite number of staff and XX minutes per show, what would you cover? What would you cut when breaking news hits?
Remember, TV news demands visual storytelling—every story needs footage that grabs viewers’ attention and makes the narrative compelling.
So, what do your newscasts look like today?
XXXXX engagements
