‘Regional reporters once showed enterprise, but became part of pack reporting’

Today, it feels as if the role of the reporter on a TV news channel has shrunk compared to the days when we started out. There are, of course, honourable exceptions, reporters who continue to produce high-quality work that makes an impact. But too many of the new crop of reporters deliver just what is expected of them—which is not enough in terms of originality and high standards. What is expected…