On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't watch network TV news, but is Mr Stephanopolous a better breaking > news anchor than Ms Sawyer? > > > To me, it isn't about who the better anchor is. It's about which network is in the best position to provide on-the-ground coverage of breaking news. By virtue of the fact NBC news has to provide news coverage to the main network as well as MSNBC (and, to an extent, Univision), they have a slight advantage in terms of the budget they can set aside for reporters and bureaus. Their affiliates have also been the least likely to farm work out to other cities (I think I read there's now a Fox affiliate in Florida somewhere whose newscast is produced almost entirely in Maine), so they have local "talent" to draw from when things occur. Prior to the death of Peter Jennings (let's all pause and sigh about that for a moment), I think ABC did the best job of allocating resources. Network news did the wraparounds, Nightline provided in-depth analysis, and 20/20 did investigative (albeit biased) reporting... there was a balance to it all, and an ability to borrow from each branch as needed. CNN may have had more experts back then, but they weren't as strategically positioned. But all that has dramatically changed. I wouldn't trust ABC to tell me the time of day. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
