Tribune Co. Plans TV Newscast Sans the Anchors

Print’s dying on paper, but could the format fit on television? Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels says the company plans to try something that sounds exactly like a print version on the small screen by building a television news network that has zero anchors.

Instead of anchors, Michaels told The Wall Street Journal that the program’s personality would be great pictures and great writing. However, one would assume you need someone to read that great writing, if it’s going on television.

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