Enterprising story ideas.  Newsrooms nationwide are looking for new, exciting topics to fill hours of air time throughout the day.  Most television newsrooms rely too heavily on stale topics that are fed by the Associated Press, arrive via email or fax, or are available through the station's affiliated network (ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC).  Because there is so much pressure to fill air time, editors are unwillingly forced to settle for stories that have already been printed in the local paper, or aired by a competitor.  Local newsrooms like to pride themselves on having the ability to dig up solid, LOCAL content that is not being reported by competitors in the market.  By providing ideas that you believe are newsworthy, you are doing news editors and reporters a favor.