Hearst Knows Value of Political Coverage.(Press Room)

TelevisionWeek,  April, 2006  

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We applaud Hearst-Argyle's decision to devote a minimum of 10 minutes of time each weekday on its local TV stations to coverage of political news, and urge other station groups to follow Hearst-Argyle's lead. David Barrett, the CEO of Hearst-Argyle, is doing and saying what needs to be done: "We want to be the local news leader,'' he said recently, adding that he doesn't believe a station can aspire to be No.

1 without covering relevant politics effectively. How refreshing. To be candid, we don't know if he's correct that a station can't be No. 1 in its market in news if it ...

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