This story took less than a day to shoot, and Stone was able to get some but not all of what he would have wanted in this story. He wanted a deeper, more personal profile of one of the Muslim faithful, but his shooting schedule did not provide the time. Like his counterparts at commercial stations, Stone faces budget realities, but presses for quality coverage. KTCA holds daily story meetings and a weekly long-range planning session. Reporters are expected to pitch story ideas at the weekly session.
Reporters keep lists of stories they'd like to do.
The ability to develop his own stories is important to Stone. He loves the work. The station seeks diversity. Henehan says that means taking chances. A newscast built around live discussion and interviews might repeatedly invite the same guests because they happen to be good communicators.