Viewers of the local television station have found a significantly reduced amount of "local" news from the North Coast in the six weeks, with the TV station based out of Terrace yet to replace the most recently departed news correspondent, Helena Skrinjar, who left the station in early September.
Since then, few Prince Rupert stories have made it beyond a short mention on the evening newscast, with no expanded overviews on any of the issues or stories of note for the region since the reporter took her leave.
For instance, the recent Prince Rupert All Candidates Forum at the Lester Centre, received little coverage from the Terrace station, other than a mention on the 6 PM newscast.
In recent weeks, the actual flow of news on television has been reduced even further, the last of the locally reported features coming on September 27th, with a story on the Kitimat Election Forum.
The rolling archive of news items on the CFTK home page also in a time warp of sorts, last updated on October 2nd.
The staffing situation seems to be an ongoing problem for the TV station, with no indication that a reporter seems on the way for Prince Rupert to bring the stories from this corner of the Northwest to television screens, the station has now posted a help wanted ad for reporter for their Terrace station.
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| CFTK TV is back on the hunt for news staffers with a position in Terrace now open (click to enlarge) |
Until those staffing requirements are taken care of, it would appear that for the most part any hopes for expanded time for news from Prince Rupert is but wishful thinking, with the North Coast notes seemingly to be left to the short passing reviews of the anchor.
For items of interest related to the media in the Northwest see our archive page here.
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