There's media and there's media. The Los Angeles TV stations lead the pack in providing vapid, silly "news" about the sheanigans of the latest "bimbo of the month", interspersed with car pursuits, to the point that the typical news hour is a waste of time.

However, in quake events they steady down and provide good decent information about the situation. This was partiularly true in the '94 Northridge event. They also gave plenty of air time to competent geologists who provided really good background information.

I am sure to get into heaven. I actually said something nice about LA media!