A quantitative survey of local television news directors in the United States (N = 159) explored three main topics: the perception/attitudes of current local TV news directors, potential differences in those attitudes by market size, and whether news directors felt “in step” with their staff and/or upper management. The results indicated that the majority of news directors are still White, male, and middle-aged. News directors see a strong connection between news product quality and resources devoted to news. News directors were also, overall, pessimistic about the future of the TV news industry. Analysis indicated that there were few differences among the news directors working in large, medium, and small markets. Further, news directors reported being somewhat “out-of-step” with their staff and management regarding profit and market orientation.

美国本地电视新闻导演的定量调查（N= 159）探讨了三个主要主题：当前本地电视新闻总监的看法/态度，这些态度在市场规模方面的潜在差异，以及新闻总监是否对员工和/或高层管理人员感到“步调一致”。结果表明，大多数新闻总监仍是白人，男性和中年。新闻总监看到新闻产品质量和用于新闻的资源之间的紧密联系。总体而言，新闻总监对电视新闻业的未来也感到悲观。分析表明，在大型，中型和小型市场工作的新闻总监之间几乎没有差异。此外，新闻总监报告说，在利润和市场导向方面，他们与员工和管理层有些“失调”。