Over the few weeks I have been watching the channel Wave 3, I've noticed that, by comparison, they allot much more time to individual stories in their 6:00 block, then the other channels observed. This can, and usually is, a very good thing, by giving more context and information on certain stories. The only problem is that, sometimes, time is not spread proportionally to a stories importance.
A Louisville firefighter died when he came in contact with an electrical wire, trying to preform the ALS Ice Bucket challenge for charity. It was a terrible thing, and rocked quite a few people, but it had little relevance when it initially happened, and is still being reported on.
The only reason the story should have been featured at all, was the fact that their was an investigation on the event. The investigation returned assuring that everything was within regulation when it happened, which would lead you to believe they wouldn't spend that much time on it. Despite that, it was one of the top stories, and it leads to suspicion on whether Wave 3 was just try to report on something interesting, instead of something particularly important.
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