news????????

amber

a really big accident happened with my brother he got in a car reck and the ambulance came and everything do you think it would be on the news and if so what channel

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Well Amber
unless you are in a very small town with a local TV station that covers "all the news" -- it is highly unlikely that this will make the TV News.
Most TV news departments in cities of any real size at all -- have opted out of reporting car wrecks unless there has been a loss of life -- or unless it is an extremely horriffic event -- multiple car pile-up --ect !!

I think i hate watching tv. Does anyone else?

Dodge

I hate the news especially when its just all car crashes, murder victims and troubles in other countries, i mean why the hell would i bother going to Libya anyway? Don't get me started on celebrity news, i don't care about whether victoria beckham lost weight, celebrites are just other human beings to me.

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i only like to watch movies on tv.. i m not a big fan of news about celebs..

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How long does a car dealership have to pay off your car after they receive the funds to do it?

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Trickplay

I guess that is my question. The dealership is going on 3 months now without paying off my car that I sold them as part of my financing. They keep saying they are going to do it, but haven't done it yet due to one reason or another. Any suggestions on how I should go about making it happen?

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Normally they have a 10 day pay off window for the trade which is entered on the finance application. At 3 months you should have already been in touch with someone to get it resolved. If they are not paying the monthly payments it will be on your credit report and possible additional charges.

You could ask to speak to a general manager or dealership owner and see if that makes a difference. Check with the Attorney Generals office and the Better Business Bureau. Perhaps even a local tv station news department.

What type of "car fax" style report provides the most accurate information on a car?

baudeagle

I have heard that some "car fax" type of reports are not that reliable. Is there any recommendations about a good reliable report that I could use for a car? BTW are there any free ones out there too?

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No free vehicle history reports. Of those that are available, Carfax and Autocheck are the most popular. However, neither is completely accurate or complete. They are only as good as the information that is reported to them by dealers, state DMV, and insurance companies. If certain information is not reported, it doesn't show up in the history report.

A recent national TV news program did an undercover investigation and found that Autocheck was more accurate and more complete than Carfax.

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How many news segments are there in a normal news show?

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Mrs.half-v

How many news segments are there in a normal news show? (Sports, traffic,etc.) And what are they called?

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Great question. It varies depending on the station or network and the format. It also depends on the news of the day; a station manager or news director might shift stuff around if there's a lot of breaking news.

Typically, in a national newscast (CBS, NBC or ABC), there might be eight stories or segments spread over 21 or 22 minutes (a half-hour news show is only about 22 minutes long because of commercials).

At a local station, there might be MORE stories, but they're only a few SECONDS long. And there will be more time left for weather and sports. The segments are really simple; there's really only three -- news, weather, sports. We used to have a weather tease at the beginning, go right into news (which might have a national story that we threw a local spin on), then back to weather and finished up with sports. We usually didn't do "traffic" unless there was a lot of construction and we tied it into news. In radio, of course, traffic is more important because listeners are IN THEIR CARS. So add traffic to news, weather, sports . . . and the answer is: TV -- 3, Radio -- 4.

I was a TV news director and editor as well as a former newspaper editor.

Hope this helps you out. Good luck.

What car should I buy that's large enough for 5 with good mpg?

Q. I'm looking to trade in my 2006 Chrysler Town & Country for a smaller, cheapter vehicle that gets better gas mileage (the T&C gets about 18 city, 25 hwy). The car has to fit my family of 5 (with 3 kids: two in car seats and one in a booster). We don't need to be comfortable; we just want something we can afford. Thanks.

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I have some news: My Civic is rated for 5 passenger. So if you say that "it doesn't need to be comfortable", you are talking about lot of subcompacts. I'm guessing but I would think you want to limit yourself to at least 4 door cars.

Whatever you get you can stretch your gas money. There are few thing you can do to save (or maximize) gas MPG. First get a tune-up.

(1) spark plugs
(2) spark plug wires
(3) distributors, coil, rotors (if you have them).
(4) new air filter
(5) PCV
(6) correct tire pressure
(7) clear the trunk of useless heavy items
(8) spray clean MAF sensor.

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And forget all those "SAVE GAS" scams. This was on NBC morning TV show. The difference is as much as 38% (their claim). There are very simple rules to save gas:

(1) drive slow - not too much past 55
(2) accelerate slowly
(3) don't brake unnecessarily
(4) use cruise control - whenever it is safe to do so.

Don't coast - it is NOT safe and it does NOT save gas.

The above really works. Using those simple rules I was able to drive from Boston to NYC (210.5 miles) on just 5.112 gallon (94 Civic). That's 41 MPG (94 Civic 187K miles). Actually I was speeding at 72 MPH so I could do even better at 55.

WOW !!


Good Luck...

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Why does the news media make everything sound worse than things really are?

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Curious

Everytime I turn on CNN or fox news the reporters are freaking out about something. I swear old people probably die from heart attacks and panic attacks whenever they turn on the news.

Why must they sensationalize everything?? F*** the ratings just give us the news!

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You're right of course. If they cover a story that is simply a mild concern, no one will watch - ratings fall. So every story has to be an edge-of-your-seat story. The biggest offenders in this category are the top of the hour 5 minute news casts on the radio. They need to prevent people in their cars from changing the radio station, and truly sensationalize everything.

I watched a TV news crew here in my town last spring when we had some flooding. It wasn't real bad. The TV van drove slowly down the street while a scout on foot talked to people on ahead. Most people weren't too upset about the water. The scout rolled his eyes at these folks and became aggitated. Finally, he found a very unstable lady a few doors down who cries about anything at the drop of a hat. He got her to cry, motioned the van to come over because they had a winner, and that's who they interviewed for the 6:00 news.

How many news segments are there in a normal news show?

Mrs.half-v

How many news segments are there in a normal news show? (Sports, traffic,etc.) And what are they called?

Answer
Great question. It varies depending on the station or network and the format. It also depends on the news of the day; a station manager or news director might shift stuff around if there's a lot of breaking news.

Typically, in a national newscast (CBS, NBC or ABC), there might be eight stories or segments spread over 21 or 22 minutes (a half-hour news show is only about 22 minutes long because of commercials).

At a local station, there might be MORE stories, but they're only a few SECONDS long. And there will be more time left for weather and sports. The segments are really simple; there's really only three -- news, weather, sports. We used to have a weather tease at the beginning, go right into news (which might have a national story that we threw a local spin on), then back to weather and finished up with sports. We usually didn't do "traffic" unless there was a lot of construction and we tied it into news. In radio, of course, traffic is more important because listeners are IN THEIR CARS. So add traffic to news, weather, sports . . . and the answer is: TV -- 3, Radio -- 4.

I was a TV news director and editor as well as a former newspaper editor.

Hope this helps you out. Good luck.

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