It is interesting to note the changes in the quality of reporting when you travel around the country. The major markets (Boston, New York, Chicago Etc.) have more money to attract the top talent. The stutters and hiccups are a lot less prevalent at that level. It is a food chain with most reporters aspiring to get to the top but there are so few top tier positions compared to all the rest that it is very competitive and difficult to get there.
It is also interesting to see reporting such as when a 6 wheel truck has an accident and reporter says it "jackknifed" or when a front end loader is involved with snow removal and the reporter calls it a bulldozer. These types of misstatements happen often but many of the reporters went to journalism school and went right to work in the TV business after they graduated. They have not been out living life in the real world and their exposure to it has been limited.
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