Ever notice that the news stations will send a mobile unit to the scene of a news event hours and hours after the event occurred.  Does this make their coverage better?

10 pm newscast: “We’re live at the 1st Bank downtown, which was the scene this morning at 8 o’clock of an armed robbery.  As you can see, all is quiet now, but this morning, it was pandemonium.”  (cut to previous footage)

Of course it’s quiet… it’s 14 hours later, at a time when the place wouldn’t even be open anyway!  Or how about…

12 noon newscast: “It’s back to business as usual here at the airport, where yesterday afternoon a man tried to bypass security and was chased down by TSA officials.  Reporting live from outside the airport, I’m Joe Schmuck.”

The event happened yesterday, and inside where they won’t even let your cameras in, not outside where you are standing!  Why the hell are you there??

Do they have to justify the cost of their mobile units this way?  Do they get a tax break on the expense if they use it so many times a year?  It’s no wonder these roving reporters get so worked up when they see something live, since most of their time is spent standing in front of some place where something interesting happened half a day ago without them!

Can you tell I don’t enjoy watching the news…