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This study of duplication and differentiation in local television news
indicates that local producers show a preference for sensational stor
ies that feature acts of sex and violence and are easy to explain. Loc
al television news shows little differentiation in topical areas of th
ese stories built of concrete fact, but it tends to differentiate more
in soft news topics.