Virtually everyone I know who has Time-Warner Cable used NY1 as their default station to watch courage. It was easy for us to sacrifice some production values and disconcerting repetition for coverage from reporters who know the city intimately and anchors who were low on hype and high on warmth and humor. It turns out that a lot of Pat Kiernan (http://www.ny1.com/content/about_ny1/staff_profiles/325/pat- kiernan---morning-anchor) goes a long way; he's that cool, Canadian head you want in a crisis, and it seemed like he was on the air forever. He pairs beautifully with weekend anchor Kristen Shaughnessy, who did such fine work at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Like many of you, I cringed at CBS's coverage, and frankly didn't even think to watch CNN.
Viewers of NY1 are all local, so they tend to be interested in bread and butter issues: When will the subway be up and running? Can I go back home if I evacuated? Where are blackouts? Few viewers like to watch wall-to-wall coverage, as we media junkies do, even during an emergency. Repetition can be numbing, but it's good service journalism. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
