Do I think T.V. is dying? No,and I really hope not. I can remember as a child my folks watching the news and thinking how boring. Since the morning news began I have been a loyal watcher. I have raised 3 children my olodest 23 youngest 10. They have all had T.V.s in thier rooms. We do not govern what they watch to much but they have each amased me by coming out of their room to comment on something that was just reported, on the morning news. Which tells me that they chose news over cartoons when getting ready for school.
If I wanted to read the news on the internet I would just get the paper, I love the way that The Morning News Show delivers the information I need both professionaly and entertaining, keep up the great work.
Elaina,
Rancho Cucamonga

i know why ratings might be down. ch 5 news set is visually unappealing. someone made a decision to build the set and it was a mistake. watch the talent on any channel and see reasons why it is not a pleasure to tune in--the people on tv are not interesting people. yeah i choose not to watch katey couric. yeah i change the channel any time Kriski speaks, and as soon as i have changed channel, i am not coming back until i happen to get bored and coincidentally flip by ch 5 and something catches my eye. then i see kriski again and i change the channel. get the impression i think kriski is jerky? each of the the broadcast channels has people i do not like. seems the people who hire talent make bad choices. that is the reason why ratings are down.

Yes, I believe the television definitely has a solid foothold in its future. Afterall, televisions are only getting larger, more clear, more amazing in picture quality- and digitial television is about to be a requirement for all viewers! Computers, on the otherhand, are gettting smaller, more compact and more mobile compatible. I enjoy my high definition LCD television, and my laptop, often both at the same time- and as our amazing technology grows, I hope to flow with it- but, I love the traditional local, national and world new reports via the medium of the big screen. Televisions will be around for at least another generation, probably longer- children are still watching videos, dvds and movies on televisions- and to most human beings- the simple fact that the visual and audio stimulii are greater via modern televisions and A/V compatibilities in comparison to the computers could be a big plus for the future of local news. The internet is wonderful- but it doesn't only shine though one medium- the human "touch" and "voice" is critical to our feeling connected and a part of our respective communites. Local news gives us the opportunity to connect with our community in a unique way, and the television is only adding to that relationship in a stimulating way. Waking up each morning to the beauty of the KTLA5 News, for me, can best be appreciated and enjoyed via my television. Of course my laptop is on too! Take Care, and Thanks for the opportunity to share.

News is not news anymore. It has become tabloid news entertainment. It has become the reporting of the most sensational stories whether important or not. Network news began its decent when they decided they needed to dumb down and compete with an MTV generation that they regarded as not smart enough to understand the news presented in a grown-up intelectual way. It has backfired. Yes, it's a new generation, and yes, we like MTV, but we are the same generation that has taken science and technology to a new stratusphere. Yes, we like to do childish things even though were grown; and yes sometimes our attention is a little short but we're still intelligent beings. I think you find that when and if the news quits trying to compete with entertainment shows and goes back to being the news; the ratings will go back up. When Paris Hilton crying in jail outranks the lack of action in the rebuilding of the areas affected by Katrina, why do you expect people to watch the news. Even the baby boomers have tuned out the news.

Do I think TV (preferably local TV) dying No, Do I think it will change yes. I see local TV news as giving more options when it comes to viewing reports, if you can't watch it on TV you can go to the website and see it there when you have free time. I don't think local TV like KTLA will die because local news will tap into the human condition on issues such as Immigration, Sexual Predators housing issues, Emergency Room closings, etc. You don't see stuff like that much on CNN, Fox News accept the Immigration thing. One reason it's changed is because we have more options but also the anchors and reporters we've seen for years (who I call the old guard) are either retired, retiring in the near future, or have passed away such as recently Hal Fishman and Jerry Dunphy who passed on in 2002. We do have good anchors and reporters in LA Market but I think we are at a point in transtion where we need a new changing of the guard and it hasn't happened yet. I see Carlos Amezcua who went to KTTV and Pat Harvey at KCAL and the KTLA Morning Show (and Eric Spillman don't wanna leave him out) are examples of that new guard, and a few LA reporters as well. I'm sorry if I got carried away. Just telling you what I think.

I guess I can see his point. When I was younger I wouldn't miss the evening news for sure and if I was home early enough I would watch Peter Jennings or Dan Rather and before that Cronkite. Locally I have always tuned in for Hal Fishman to make me feel safe in time of strife. I still think we need a voice in those times and since the war we need it every day. The fluff news that overwhelms our airwaves in order to compete with the internet is not worth the space it takes in the online tv guide.

We all can't discount the fact that the television news industry is a slowly dying business, largely thanks to the advent of the Internet and other forms of communications. As a college freshman, if this proves to be true in the future, then I will have no future along with others pursuing the same field that are just as committed to bringing the news the way it is supposed to be. It may be just as good to watch a brief news update on the Web that caters to people that are always on-the-go but doesn't necessarily work for those who want to know all the details presented in a professional and informative manner. And don't forget, not everyone has an access to the Internet and the computer just yet. Until that method and device becomes just as common as having a TV or a radio set, TV news needs to be continually vitalized until the two mediums completely merge, making it just as useful.

Perhaps the current models that TV programming is based are dying. How we receive news and entertainment is changing for sure. It is up to the TV industry to adjust and embrace the changes and not just hang in there until the lights are turned out. Radio and print media are still going many years after TV was to take over the market. TV will probably be here along with radio and the print media after the Internet grows to its potential. TV will probably be a lot different and perhaps even better when the dust settles.