Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.
Disastrous Disaster Coverage of Washington Air Accident
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Speculation and Talking Heads After Washington Air AccidentThe radio news woke me up this morning, informing me of the horrific Washington air accident that had taken place hours before. I then turned on CNN to see, unsurprisingly, the station in full emergency mode. Around-the-clock coverage is inevitable in these circumstances. The audience expects it. It’s why some journalists have “grab bags” - a collection of items they would need to “grab” when they are called on to move fast - by their desks. Apart from getting those reporters on the ground, outlets have to consider other ways to make their coverage valuable when so much is unknown. A former senior TV news producer gave me a list of guidelines they thought went into making meaningful coverage of emergency events. One of them was: For breaking news TV channels, get witnesses on air first BEFORE you start interviewing experts and people who’ve written a book about etc etc. I want to know what’s happened first. The whys and wherefore can wait. That particular rule does not seem to have been deployed over in the US. From what I can tell, there was a lot of not-very-useful speculation as one talking head after the other was deployed to fill airtime. As CNN’s Brian Stelter noted in his Reliable Sources newsletter, his outlet did make use of an in-house expert. Aviation and transportation correspondent Pete Muntean is a pilot and flight instructor. However, this is far from always the case. Read more with a paid subscription.
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.
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