This is Why TV News is Dying (Updated)

Wichita, a metro of 500k people, is dealing with mandatory water restrictions as drought impacts the city's primary water source.

It's not a laughing matte by any stretch.

Yet, look at this TikTok post by KWCH, in which their anchors have a fish filter on the camera, while talking about how lakes are drying up.

Again, this was posted on the station’s account.

Does KWCH News Director Mike Truett think this is doing anything to help his station and anchor’s credibility?

After FTVLive explained just how foolish this video was, the station deleted it from their account.

Imagine that…

@kwch12 Kansas is in dire need of water, as Cheney Lake has reached a historic low. #drought #cheneylake #waterrestrictions #kansas #kwch12 ♬ original sound - KWCH12