http://www.wdrb.com/story/30234460/man-conquers-addiction-cancer-and-weight-to-compete-in-ironman-triathlon
This news story was among many others on October 11, 2015 that was about the IRONMAN triathlon. The others were more about what roads would be blocked and when the race would be ending. This was a story about a man who overcame his personal obstacles and how this led him to participate in the IRONMAN. This package took up the majority of a block on WDRB, and it was just a human interest story. That is aggravating for a viewer who is interested in seeing actual life-impacting news stories. I know that human interest stories are a common thing and in this case inspirational, but it did not require such a large portion of the block. I enjoy an inspiring story as much as anyone, but I feel that far too much news coverage is focused on personal stories that may be nice but are not particularly newsworthy.
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