Over the course of the TVD Universe, mostly The Vampire Diaries, several different types of media were introduced and they were mostly local, attached to the town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The media include television channels and newspapers.
Television[]
- There are at least two television channels in Mystic Falls: "WPKW9" and "WYET 9".
WPKW9[]
WPKW9 is a TV station where Logan Fell, his ancestor Franklin Fell and Andie Star were news reporters. At the station there is a computer that contains old articles. Andie Star was a field reporter and weekend news anchor. There is also a tech guy named Brady.
After the old man told Elena that he had seen Stefan before in 1953, Elena wanted answers. Elena asked Logan if he had access to old news stories saying that she had a report past due and he took her to the station to look it up.
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Reported news
- (June 12, 1953) - Joseph Salvatore and four more people found dead.
- (September 7, 2009) - Darren Malloy and Brooke Fenton was found mutilated by animal.
- (mid-September, 2009) - Dream: Damon causes Stefan to dream that Elena is found dead, supposedly killed by a animal.
- (mid-September, 2009) - The animal (mountain lion) is captured that was supposedly responsible for the animal attacks in Mystic Falls.
- (September 20, 2009) - Three of Vicki's friends are killed by Damon, the news says its a drug deal gone bad.
- (April 1, 2010) - Death of Jessica Cohen and Carol Lockwood's announcement for the memorial for the recent victims.
- (Summer 2010) - Death of a reporter Andie Star.
- (November 7, 2010) - Explosion at Pastor's Ranch.
WYET 9[]
In Hello, Brother it was revealed that Caroline works for a channel called WYET 9. She also brought Josie and Lizzie to work on one occasion. In We Have History Together, Caroline was sent to Mystic Falls High School to write something about the Founder's Day, from the alumni angle.
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Newspapers[]
There are at least two local newspapers in Mystic Falls: "Mystic Falls Courier" and "The Mystic Falls Daily".
Mystic Falls Courier[]
Mystic Falls Courier is a local newspaper established in 1897.
Staff writers
- Timmy O'Brien (1970s)
- Coleen Sterns (May 10, 1994)
- Katherine Wolverton (1994)
- Sherill Watts (1994; 2010)
- Ringo Matchinga (2009)
- Marsha Mallow (2009)
- Marcos Justo (2009)
The Mystic Falls Daily[]
- Not much is known about the Mystic Falls Daily except that there was at least one issue in 2009 reporting the deaths of Darren Malloy and Brooke Fenton.
Unnamed paper[]
- The paper reported deaths of Aaron's parents on July 20, 1997. The article was written by Kelly Larson.
Alexandria Post[]
- Although not technically a newspaper in Mystic Falls, Virginia, Alexandria Post, as the name suggest, is a newspaper in Alexandria, Virginia. It was seen in Fate's A Bitch, Isn't It? and only one article was seen on the cover. It was about Landon and Cleo's heist.
References[]
- ↑ Mentioned in You're Undead to Me
- ↑ Mentioned in The Birthday, possibly Andie's boss
- ↑ Mentioned by Caroline and Seline in Hello, Brother
- ↑ Today Will Be Different
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