Not all the reporters, however, have the skills to pull it off. WFOR, the long-time last place station in early news, is WSVN lite. It covers a broader range of topics and is a bit slower paced, but high on crime, entertainment and unusual events. Actually, its stories are less balanced and less local than WSVN's. Besides the major stations, WAMI has provoked conversation by aiming at Gen Xers.
Human interest is followed by politics, then culture.
It is off the charts in focusing on issues and entertainment. But the experiment isn't producing quality or ratings. Danielle Parker is a freelance writer in New York. Debra Leavitt is an associate at the Project for Excellence in Journalism and a graduate of Boston University.