Same Story, Different Station

Is this a sign it's getting difficult to come up with original "sweeps stories"?

An e-mailer sent in this: "KTHV did a story last night (May 16) about the Kenda Drive-In in Marshall I think. KATV did the story first 1 year or so ago about the same place. THV even had similar shots of the old drive-in on Asher.Seems funny that waited thinking no one would remember KATV did it first."