Earthquake coverage was the one thing aside from car chases that SoCal news outlets did well. I can still picture Paul Moyers at the newsdesk with his sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, throwing it to whatever cub reporter drew the short straw and had to go to Cal Tech to await the official proclamation of the size of the quake. Then there were the other reporters who had to drive around LA looking for signs of damage, interviewing drunk, stoned, and senile men on the street. Footage of a ruptured fire hydrant or a sink hole were TV gold. The coverage usually ended once the county officials had released the apx. cost of the damage.
None of it was actual news (just like a car chase), as all the events being discussed had already happened and there was nothing new to report, but darned if it wasn't thrilling to watch. On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 4:08 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > We had a pretty serious earthquake here in the Bay Area early this morning > (a little after 3:00 am, PT). It is now 4:03 am, and we have not seen a > single actual report on any of this on television (a couple of local > stations had a crawl with basic information). > > It was centered near American Canyon, which is near Vallejo, and very > close to the San Francisco Bay. It was felt from at least Palo Alto in the > south to up where I am in northern Napa Valley (easily the strongest shaker > I have felt in 26 years of living here). There are reports on Twitter of > several communities near the epicenter having lost power and of household > items shaken out of all cabinets. So far no reports of any serious damage > to infrastructure or loss of life. > > It is the kind of event TV news used to be ideal for - getting reliable > and succinct information out to a large percentage of the population > quickly. I was on Facebook and Twitter and the USGS within minutes and that > is where I got all of my information (though a good chunk of it through the > former sources was incorrect). As I say, an hour later, nothing on TV. > > -- > -- > 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. > -- 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.
