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WOIO is taking a very creative approach to covering a "no cameras in the courtroom" story. "The County Corruption trial of Jimmy Dimora is playing out in Federal Court -- where our cameras are not allowed. So we're keeping you up to speed with actual, word for word, court transcripts in what 19 Action News is calling "The Puppet's Court!" Here's a link to the station page involving the ongoing coverage.

When a news franchise just doesn't work. And, who would have thought this one would? Meanwhile, anchor Ashley Banfield pushes back on the Stewart treatment.

Putting an end to child sex trafficking. It is a goal that almost anybody would support. And many do, by reaching into their pocketbooks. But an NBC Action News (KSHB-TV, Kansas City) investigation by Ryan Kath found a national non-profit organization is not living up to its promoted message of taking child predators off the streets. The station gave this story more than 5 minutes. Collective Talent strongly believes it is stories like this that will keep local television news relevant and healthy. Ryan, great work!

Uncle Barky writes on his blog from DFW: WFAA8's selling of early morning co-anchor Ron Corning has reached stage 2 with a new 30-second spot featuring the eager kid and his wizened mentor, sports anchor Dale Hansen. So is it working? Well, WFAA8's early morning ratings seem to have perked up just a bit since the campaign began toward the end of September. Last week, the station inched into second place on Monday, Thursday and Friday. WFAA8's new comedy ads on his behalf underscore the station's latter day belief that personality is as important as content in the early morning environment.(You can view part 1 of this campaign in the video below)