Ah yes, that heading caught your attention, but what does it mean?

We have all watched TV news programmes, when they run several different stories each usually covered by a 'professional journalist'.  Here is the query that we can never understand. Why oh why do the TV companies feel it's important to have the 'professional journalist' outside the respective premises for the story irrespective of whether or not they have someone to speak to? 

Listen in and see if you agree with us.