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ABC’s pre-recorded newscasts

crainbebo said:
Sometimes, mass shootings are also first reported at 2 or 3AM ET. Like the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that killed dozens in 2016. The shooting began after 2AM, and all the TV networks had special report preemptions for several hours on Sunday morning and afternoon.
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Correct. The shooting happened just after 2 AM. Had there been a news reporter on location when it happened, it would have been reported.

But the police didn't actually report the story until almost 6AM.

By the time you hear a story on the radio, several hours usually pass. The story needs to be checked out, authenticated, written, then reported. The police may not have someone on duty who can authenticate the story at 3AM. A lot of times, you'll see cameras at a location. You can see the police cars in the distance. But there's nobody for reporters to talk to for a while. That's what happened with the Rob Reiner murder. It took a long time before anyone really knew what happened.
 
crainbebo said:
Sometimes, mass shootings are also first reported at 2 or 3AM ET. Like the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that killed dozens in 2016. The shooting began after 2AM, and all the TV networks had special report preemptions for several hours on Sunday morning and afternoon.

ABC needs to think twice on prerecording newscasts before midnight. Breaking news happens around the clock.
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Most people get breaking news alerts sent directly to their phones now. How many people are tuning into their radios at 3 am.
 
I happend to wake up around 3:15 am and heard Lionel on WABC announce Lindsay Graham's passing.

I expected to hear more details on the 3:30 WWNN newscast and was very surprised to hear nothing.

My opinion of WWNN went from about 7 to more like 3.

Immediacy matters.
 
wadio said:
I expected to hear more details on the 3:30 WWNN newscast
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The thing is that at 3AM, there are no details. They didn't know COD until the next day. They didn't know the replacement plan until later.

Had he been killed, there might have been witnesses. In this case, no.

In most cases, the obit itself has been pre-recorded. The only thing that's added is the age. Usually that's done in the intro.
 
TheBigA said:
The thing is that at 3AM, there are no details. They didn't know COD until the next day. They didn't know the replacement plan until later.

Had he been killed, there might have been witnesses. In this case, no.

In most cases, the obit itself has been pre-recorded. The only thing that's added is the age. Usually that's done in the intro.
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There should have been a mention.

Lionel is a better source for news than the network???
 
TheBigA said:
The thing is that at 3AM, there are no details. They didn't know COD until the next day. They didn't know the replacement plan until later.

Had he been killed, there might have been witnesses. In this case, no.

In most cases, the obit itself has been pre-recorded. The only thing that's added is the age. Usually that's done in the intro.
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How many obits are pre written well in advance and they just wait to publish.
 
nomadcowatbk said:
wasn't the CBS newsroom empty during the Princess Diana on a holiday weekend in the US?
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I don't know about the CBS newsroom, but my brother was listening to the radio that night and ran in my room and told me, "Princess Diana was in a car accident in Paris!". I told him to get the heck out of my room and quit joking around, and he said, "Turn on the radio, you dummy!"
 
nomadcowatbk said:
wasn't the CBS newsroom empty during the Princess Diana on a holiday weekend in the US?
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Perhaps. The one I remember was the JFK Jr plane crash. It happened Labor Day weekend. Everybody was at the beach when it happened.

radiofan2023 said:
You guys are forgetting about embargoes, which can happen with deaths as well.
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"Pending notification of family." Yes I've seen that. Although it happens less frequently because of social media. There seems to be no control over social media. Embargo rules don't seem to be respected there at all. As a result, it's tough to get advances on stories these days.
 
If ABC had run a story that talked about Graham as if he were still alive, then maybe this is a bigger story. There was nothing inaccurate in any of those reports. Missed story maybe? Sure. But that’s nothing compared to what talk stations air day and night. They are often purposely misleading and inaccurate. What’s the bigger crime?
 


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