What do I mean? How dare I? Here’s an example: Today a Trooper pulled over a pickup and then another pickup ran into the stopped pickup. Nobody dead. End of TV story. What I want from a news show is to find out if the collision happened because everybody had to jump over a lane because of the new law? Did the guy lose it because a semi suddenly changed lanes? Dig in man and give me something besides feelgood bullshit from mayor Bieter and pizza commercials. Thank god for the cute girls, the content is complete crap.

I had been heartened to see you had let up on these silly posts in recent years. They’re coarse and unneeded. These folks, many of them getting their start in the business, work hard each day. They don’t need to be harangued. Pointing out errors is fine… but calling individuals “dopes” is plain and simple name-calling and does nothing to improve discourse.

I’m a long-time reader of this blog and find many of the posts great. But the ones that miss the mark don’t lead me to call you a “dope.”

EDITOR NOTE–These “awards” are in good fun and are offered in the tone of “dope slaps” as in, “I coulda hada V-8.” Remember the live shot from the Garden Valley fire when the reporter said, “If we are lucky it will start up again.” Gosh, the BLOOPER shows make all kinds of money for TV. We get your point, but no harm intended.

And they take themselves so seriously.

Handing out “Dope Reporter” awards in Boise is very much akin to picking the low-hanging fruit.

And it will get worse. February is a sweeps month. Lots of “Special Reports.”

That list is long.

In all seriousness, these people are really young with producers focused on form over content. Probably payed with cafeteria coupons.

EDITOR NOTE–As always, we offer the award in good fun. Some past winners https://boiseguardian.com/?s=dope+reporter