When looking through stories on WLKY's website, I came across a story about a lady in California interested in becoming a police officer. She was on a ride along when someone shot at her through the car window. She was only slightly injured by broken glass from the window. According to this article published at 2:30, over a dozen shots were fired.
When I first came across this article, I noticed that this unfortunate event had occurred in California. This broke one of the Seven Yardsticks of Journalism, Local relevance. This has no direct effect on the people of Kentuckiana. This may be very concerning in California, but the informaationt this story is lacking is the answer to the question, "why does this matter?". This would make more sense to be in a publication similar to the New York Times, that is meant for national news. Therefore, this story does not belong on the local T.V. news station.
If you would like to know more about this happening, below is a direct link to the story on WLKY's website:
http://www.wlky.com/article/bullets-hit-california-police-car-woman-on-ride-along-hurt/7152957
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