Channel 12 News

Channel 12 News is the local Fox affiliate, bringing you its unique brand of "Fair and balanced", "most watched, most trusted" news. Considered heavily Republican-leaning in terms of bias, Channel 12's demographic skews toward the older, with a distinct peak at both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum.

## Programming

Channel 12 is 24/7 news operation, and while it follows the traditional Fox affiliate model, it also shows programs that would typically be given over to public TV; this is part of the charter of the station thanks to a New Albion ordinance that local news channels have to uphold specific broadcasting requirements. New Albion's 24/7 schedule also means that paid-for content appears less frequently than most affiliates, and tends to be spread evenly during day and night.

Typical night programming varies during the week, but follows this rough pattern:

* 9pm: Specialist programming (local interest)
* 10pm: News
* 11pm: Political (Tuesdays: *Newsflash with Carly Behr*)
* 12am: *Nightscreen* News Update and Bulletins
* 4am-7am: *Rise & Shine* (morning news and chat)

## Personalities

* Carly Behr - presenter, *Newsflash* and *Rise & Shine*, occasional *Nightscreen*
* Brianna Perry - presenter, 10 O'Clock News
* Grayson Carlisle - presenter, *Nightscreen*
* Ed Winchester - weatherman, known for catchphrase "Hi, I'm Ed Winchester"
* Travis Peake - senior reporter (on-scene)
* John Marlshaft - senior reporter
* Hannah Wang - junior reporter

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## News summaries

* 12th and Willingham traffic incident, 9/20/24 - initially first on scene
* Tropical storm Ophelia, 9/21/24-9/22/24 - covered storm throughout the night despite technical difficulties
* Chinatown attempted abduction 9/24/24 - casual victim-blaming

## *Newsflash with Carly Behr*

* News archive

**9/25/2024**

**After the storm.** *Newsflash* takes to the streets to meet the church volunteers out helping rebuild lives following the devastating impact of Tropical Storm Ophelia. I’m Carly Behr.
*Rather than the studio, Carly is standing in what looks like a soup kitchen packed with people*

As regular viewers know, usually Newsflash focuses on important current affairs stories throughout our community. We pride ourselves on our coverage, and live by our motto of being first with balanced, fair news. But we are also very much part of our community and, after the devastation wrought by Ophelia at the weekend, we thought y'all would like to see exactly how our community has come together with Christian values. Tonight, from a soup kitchen and shelter in Hibernia, we'll share with you this special report.
*Cut to a montage of people hauling boxes, sorting donations, dolling out soup and giving blankets*

No sooner had Ophelia ended, than our local churches sprang into action. They cut across all denominations, a range of beliefs that share the same values that helped build America: care, compassion and love of fellow man. Within hours, donations ranging from tins of soup to hundreds of dollars had piled up - and local pastors set to work. By mid-morning, the congregations had organized volunteer groups to establish soup kitchens and shelters for the displaced victims of the storm. By late evening, our most vulnerable would have a meal and place to stay.
*A middle-aged woman, clutching the waist of an obese man who clearly hasn't been saying no to pie for years, nods to the camera. The caption says ‘Rachel Smart, churchgoing volunteer’*

"Well, we had pie to spare. And rather than throw it away, or Matty here goin' for seconds on account of the diabeetus, we thought it was only right to make sure those less fortunate could eat too."
*An older man, wearing a clerical collar and short-sleeved black shirt, speaks. ‘Rev. Bobby Hawks, Southern Cross Episcopal’*

"Ophelia was the Devil's very breath, conjured by demons, the storm that came out of nowhere. So of course we have an obligation to put the Lord back in his place. When I got the call the local churches were coming together in this way, of course we gave it our full support.”
*Cut to pictures of youth groups laughing and joking while applying grey paint to something pixelated*

Not all of New Albion’s citizens shared in this community spirit. During Ophelia disaffected youths attacked local businesses, spray-painting lewd images in an attempt to “be cool”. Fortunately, their attempt to harm this city was soon remedied, thanks to the seniors at St Pelagia’s Convent School.
*Cut to a group of angelic-looking, butter-wouldn’t-melt seniors beaming at the camera*

”Oh, it was jus’ terrible what had been done. We knew our school was going to paint the gym, so we asked if we could take the afternoon to do some good. New Albion is our home too, and you wouldn’t draw on the walls of your home, would you?”
**9/17/2024**

**Contagion sweeps the streets of Chinatown.** We ask who is really to blame. And if the bill for the Buffalo Bills won’t be met by Buffalo, will we buffalo Buffalo for the Buffalo Bills? Talk of a third NFL franchise for Texas. I’m Carly Behr.
Our lead story tonight is the highly infectious illness adding to Chinatown’s recent woes. Believed to have originated from herbal remedy shops, illness rates in the area are skyrocketing to put a strain on legitimate medical resources. Austin Bradley has more…
… Thank you, Austin. Folks, I’m not going to lie - as a mother, this concerns me, as it should any parent, or any human for that matter. If you want to use herbal remedies, that’s your right as an American. But when this gets out of control, we have a right, as Americans, to ask: what gives? During the Democrats’ time in the White House, the CDC and National Institutes for Health became chronically under-focused due to the administration's socialized medicine agenda, making outbreaks like this inevitable. And when Republicans tried to put tariffs on Chinese imports to ensure the quality of the medicines you take, who blocked it? You guessed right: the Democrats. We reached out to a local think tank for opinion, whose spokesperson Monica Smithwick admitted they were not, quote, “an appropriate viewpoint to get to the root of the matter”. Make of that what you will. One thing’s for certain, with the gang violence in Chinatown and this plague, this correspondent won’t be passing the buck in the same manner...
**9/10/2024**

Gang chaos erupts in New Albion’s Chinatown. We ask who is going to ensure our streets are safe for hard-working families. And suicide above the national average: is Democrat red tape keeping the American dream out of reach for New Albion’s most vulnerable? I’m Carly Behr, thanks for joining us.
Our lead story tonight is how Chinatown is turning into a no-go area for some citizens, with reports of organized violence escalating in our streets. New Albion was supposed to be an invite-only community, enabling decent Americans to raise their children in safety and security. Yet despite the best efforts of the county integration program, the liberal community has allowed the criminal element to filter in unimpeded through rampant, unchecked immigration. *Newsflash* can exclusively reveal that the identity of the second gang has not yet been identified by the New Albion PD – begging the question whether our law enforcement should be granted even further powers to ensure they have the intelligence they need.