Jackson Jambalaya

WJTV is an embarassment to the industry.

Has WJTV aired a correction yet?

All of the local outlets are pathetic, but they may be the worst.

Who even works there now? Anybody know?

"Kaitlin is the Digital Executive Producer for WJTV 12 News. She started working at WJTV in 2013 as a producer before becoming executive producer of the morning show."

https://www.wjtv.com/author/kaitlin-howell/

In other words, she's been there long enough to learn the four Ws and an H of reporting (who, what, where, when, why, and how).

Make that five Ws. My bad.

I stopped watching them years ago.

There's just nothing to watch on WJTV News - it covers all the standard, pre-annoumced press conferences & reads prepared statements from politicians & companies that we can get anywhere. That's it.

When I moved away I found other CBS affiliate's across the country are miles better than WJTV.

WJTV is bad, but WLBT and WAPT aren’t any better. All local news stations routinely misspell words, use bad grammar, have clueless reporters and do little or nothing to bring local news to us. Instead, they all show national news stories which can be seen again at 5:30 PM.

The qualifications of an investigative reporter in Jackson are having the ability to steal leads on this blog.

Like many of the residents of NE Jackson, the decent reporters have left town.

WLBT actually blocked me on Twitter several years ago after I pointed out their infantile writing skills and lack of investigative enthusiasm.

WJTV news is still a thing?

Howard Ballou and Scott Simmons are the only ones worth watching.

All of the stations focus too much on national news instead of state and local news. Nothing but repeat news. Why do they have news at 4 in the afternoon.
The weather reports are too long and detailed. They need to just get to the point!

@7:30 PM The long winded weather reports are fillers due to the lack of real local reporting. They do get into the weeds too much with their weather reports.

Scott Simmons is worth watching? Wow, talk about setting the bar low.

WAPT News Team is the best!
Keegan Foxx, Troy Johnson, Megan West are great at communicating the news.
We get enough news in our life.
What we really need is direction.

9:53, There are plenty of newsy entertainers willing to give very specific directions on just about every facet of life. Unfortunately, it's usually in the wrong direction.

What fun it used to be when the local affiliates had comment sections. I could troll for hours. They didn't keep those comment sections around very long for some reason. They all just kind of disappeared at about the same time.

Scott Simmons always appears angry and about to blow a neck vein. Fifty bucks to the first one of you who can show me a picture of that clown smiling.

Howard Ballou is a stuffy anachronism straight out of the sixties. And his sidekick, Magnolia...Lord help us. I guess this duo is sort of like the old soap operas that our mothers and aunts use to watch - Old people just can't do without their daily dose.

Top headlines tonight. . .
yet another murder, this time . . .
another child was shot by a stray bullet fired from a car . . .
the Jackson City Council and Mayor appear at odds again . . .
boil water notices are in effect for . . .
problems persist at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant . . .
Jackson's Mayor Chokwe Lumumba held a press conference . . .
The Capital Police arrested a suspect in the _____, drawing the ire of the Mayor. . .

Now you've seen all the news to be reported for the next 12 months in Jackson.

Thank you all for tuning in.

First of all, I agree with you on all points 2:40(am??!!? my God man)

Secondly, Simmon's Twitter bio pic is him smiling. Albeit almost more disconcerting than his typical scowl, I will be happy to provide my Venmo or PayPal.

Simmons is pretty funny. When we are all just standing around waiting for things to start, Simmons is usually the one cracking up all the reporters.

Don't get me started on local news. And where do they get some of these novice reporters? They sound like they are in high school and reading a script. I know Jackson would not be considered a major market, but surely they can find reporters more professional than these. And last night one of the stations had a segment about open and running fire hydrants all across Jackson, but they failed to ask the obvious question - Why are the running in the first place?

JTV does a much better job at avoiding racebaiting and controversial reporting that wlbt is built on and apt has been moving towards more and more in recent years.
They also focus a heck of lot more on local and positive stuff.
Special programing is also an emphasis that's obvious with Walt and Sports and such that is typically lacking with the other two.

7:08 you forgot:
How conservatives are to blame for all of Jackson's problems.
And the police are too mean and need to be reigned in.
(according to residents who clearly love crime and blight)

The main issue with local TV news is the lack of content -- quality and quantity. The insert the weather 3 times in a half hour, and there are still more commercials than news.

The main issue with not only the local but national news also has people who insert their opinions as news.

From WJTV I like Melanie Christopher’s “Friday Fur Babies” and Walt Grayson’s “Focus on Mississippi”. Otherwise they aren’t much.

1:35 for the win.

The fact that opinion somehow became factual journalism is probably the root of all problems.

I can’t watch WLBT. They can’t get the sound worked out. Have to turn the volume way up when the newscasters are talking. Then when they go to a reporter or a commercial it is 3 times as loud and have to turn it way down. Very annoying.