The most comprehensive study ever done of local TV news is being conducted in Wisconsin. The Midwest News Index will compile and save local TV news stories from nine major markets in five Midwestern states. The study went underway earlier this month, and will run until May of next year. Tricia Olsen is the project director for UW Newslab. She says the scope of the study makes it the longest examination of local TV news ever done.
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