Anyone who knows me knows I’m always going on and on… and on about how much I hate TV news of almost any kind, whether it be network or cable. If you currently watch news on TV, I think you should stop. Don’t get me wrong. I love TV. But I think TV is for entertainment, not for news.**

In my estimation, it’s a dumbed down version of what’s happening, there is often very little actual news and nothing unique is offered that you can’t already get in a newspaper or somewhere online. 

**There are a few exceptions to this of course, but let’s not get into all that now.

However, I’ve had a baby. When you’re alone in the house with an infant all day, hearing another adult voice, even if it’s the voice of a TV anchor, can be a welcome distraction. So I briefly turned on FOX Chicago this morning while feeding Benji and was surprised at what I saw so I tweeted about it: 

An actual segment on @foxchicago this morning: “Hot off the Presses.” They read from the paper and some websites. #TVnewsfail

…They read from a physical paper and the cameraman zoomed in on some of the graphics. And then a static image of some site. #TVnewsfail

…way to add value @foxchicago! I mean, thank god I have you in case I was too busy to read the paper or go online #TVnewsfail #idiotbox 

At this point, someone at FOX tweeted me back:

@annatarkov Hi Anna, thanks for sharing your opinion. Now that we know what you don’t like, is there anything you do like about #FOXGDC?

— Good Day Chicago (@GoodDayChicago) April 17, 2012

I asked if they were sincere in wanting ideas and they said they were. So guys, let’s give them some.

Leave a comment below about how their show could be improved or how TV news in general could be made better, more useful and more relevant. 

Or if you prefer, tweet about it with the hashtag #TVnewsNeedsHelp. Thanks!