PICKING ON TV6 - NOT!

It may seem that Media Watch is picking on TV6, but this is not so. Media Watch just sees that there is room for improvement at this and all the stations, and will continue to toe that line until the powers at be pay attention.

Why is the lead story on the News at Noon usually a murder? This is the silly season and politics is the order of the day.
On Monday when Stephen Cadiz announced that he was leaving the UNC Alliance, your lead story was a murder. When he was part of the Alliance you hung on his every word, so why was he suddenly not important enough to be your lead? CNC 3 led with it, and the TV6 mic flag was prominently displayed at his press conference, so what was the problem? Well eventually you got around to Mr Cadiz as story number five at noon, AFTER protesting Tobago teachers and after the analysts from your morning show. At least it was rectified for seven and he turned out to be the lead.

Then on Tuesday when Petrotrin workers were protesting and there seemed to be a looming gas shortage, once again your lead story at noon was a murder. What was the murder victim's name again? Media Watch is not trying to diminish the value of a human life, but in hindsight, which stories do you really think were more important at the national level?