TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp and Michael Stahl discuss Stahl’s bombshell reporting on News 12’s New York area hyperlocal news channels, where multiple sources allege systemic abuse and a damaged, diluted news product. A full transcript of the conversation is included.
At News 12, Accusations Of Toxicity And Brand Erosion Widen
Multiple former and current employees of News 12’s metro area New York cable news channels tell TVNewsCheck the company is suffering under systemic workplace abuses and that its hyperlocal news value proposition has been deeply compromised. Has the lauded news brand in the nation’s No. 1 market done irreparable, self-inflicted harm?
News 12 New Jersey has seen the recent or impending departures of its news director, assistant news director, two executive producers and a senior producer. Sources inside the Altice-owned cable channel say the exits were spurred by executive micromanagement and mistreatment of employees as well as a deprioritization of local news.
