By Trevor Pettiford A news director once told me, “In news, we give people what they want and occasionally, we give them what they need”. That axiom seemed to be in play Wednesday night during WXIA-TV’s 11:00 newscast. After the obligatory murder, crash and “you’re gonna die” stories of the night, the folks at 11Alive [...]
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