So the federal government shutdown is upon us. How is that being covered in the local TV news? I'll begin with WNWO in Toledo, where the station's resident economic expert explains in What it means for Americans in possible government shutdown.
President and CEO of Great Lakes Credit Union David Seeger gives analysis of the market less than 24 hours of a government shutdown.Once again, Seeger gives a valuable statistic--one week of shutdown takes 0.1% off the GPD for a quarter. He also warns about the effects of a debt ceiling beach, which would be even worse. Here's to hoping that doesn't happen.
WXYZ in Detroit gets more concrete in Metro Detroit braces for impact of government shutdown.
Note that this report concentrates on how the shutdown affects national defense. This is not good for our security.
Follow over the jump for more concrete examples from WNWO and WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids.