It appears that all 3 of the major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) will be covering the inauguration for pretty much the whole day of January 20. I think this is more than ever. It also appears that there will be several musical event specials on throughout the next few days. Has anything like this ever been done before?
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Inauguration Coverage
- Thread starter ssetta
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Don't forget FOX, which is most certainly a "Major". They'll be covering the inauguration, though not as comprehensively as FNC or the legacy majors.
HBO is showing all the music events. As they got the exclusive. But you can watch it on hbo.com if you wanted to. I don't know why Time Warner doesn't use TNT or TBS.
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Mario500
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From 3:07 PM to 3:17 PM Central time, ABC aired a special report on today's celebrations in Washington, D. C. when stations were airing local programming, but in the case of WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Florida, the station was airing a tape-delayed version of the network's Saturday night re-run of "Desperate Housewives" after it was pre-empted for a second simulcast of WSRE-TV's (PBS station in Pensacola) one-hour program "DTV Answers". WEAR-TV pre-empted "Ugly Betty" for the first simulcast of "DTV Answers" and aired it on the following Sunday at 3:00 PM, when paid programming usually airs.
The folks at WEAR-TV have once again proven themselves unworthy to be affiliated with ABC as they have failed to figure out a better way to serve viewers who may have been interested in "DTV Answers" and/or the network programming that got pre-empted. I understand that ABC's special report seemed unexpected, but WEAR-TV should use good programming judgement at all times and prepare for anything.
The folks at WEAR-TV have once again proven themselves unworthy to be affiliated with ABC as they have failed to figure out a better way to serve viewers who may have been interested in "DTV Answers" and/or the network programming that got pre-empted. I understand that ABC's special report seemed unexpected, but WEAR-TV should use good programming judgement at all times and prepare for anything.
I think the inauguration coverage has been over the top thus far. So Obama is black, big deal. The U.S. media is way too over-focused on race. They need to move on, he's a person and that's what counts.
I'm told ABC also did a special report yesterday (Saturday) morning during the children's block to report on Obama's train tour from Philly. I was not at home to watch.
Seriously?
Seriously?
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imhomerjay
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PTBoardOp94 said:
Um, yeah, seriously. They covered the speech (not just the fact he was beginning the train ride). And the decision to air news covergae instead of the Disney Channel reruns is bad because....why? (Let's see if anyone can provide an answer that doesn't devolve into partisan snarkiness.)
Inauguration festivities for Barack Obama are getting a lot coverage because:
1) This inauguration is historic--all of them are, but this one for obvious reasons.
2) The unprecedented turnout in Washington, D.C. for inauguration festivities because of said history and Obama's general popularity.
3) It's fairly easy [and likely, cheap] for the networks to cover, with many different angles to pursue (personal stories, scheduled events, interviews with notables, performances, etc.). There's even a sports angle for ESPN to cover, with many professional athletes participating in balls and local events.
4) Said coverage delivered ratings leading up to the election, and similar coverage of Obama's swearing in might sell more widgets in a crappy economy.
The 'over the top' coverage is due to a measuably different enthusiasm for this incoming president, one that was not present for the first terms of Bill Clinton or George W. Bush.
1) This inauguration is historic--all of them are, but this one for obvious reasons.
2) The unprecedented turnout in Washington, D.C. for inauguration festivities because of said history and Obama's general popularity.
3) It's fairly easy [and likely, cheap] for the networks to cover, with many different angles to pursue (personal stories, scheduled events, interviews with notables, performances, etc.). There's even a sports angle for ESPN to cover, with many professional athletes participating in balls and local events.
4) Said coverage delivered ratings leading up to the election, and similar coverage of Obama's swearing in might sell more widgets in a crappy economy.
The 'over the top' coverage is due to a measuably different enthusiasm for this incoming president, one that was not present for the first terms of Bill Clinton or George W. Bush.
Whether or not you personally voted for Barack Obama, doesn't change the fact that this is an historic event. That makes it news worthy. Anyone old enough to remember the 1960's Civil Rights marches, etc, realize that this is quite an accomplishment for America. A person of color, or a woman of any color could not win an election for President back then. To see that change to such a degree in 40 years is remarkable (no one living then would have thought it possible), so it is news. It's natural that the network news organizations ABC,CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS (as well as the radio networks ABC, CBS, Westwood One, and NPR) would be giving this a lot of coverage. My guess is even the talking bloviators like Rush/Hannity, etc, will offer their versions of coverage.
If you're not interested in watching or listening there's plenty of other cable and satellite stations that will not be airing inaugural events on TV, most FM stations will continue with their usual music formats and there is always the ON/OFF switch on your TV set and radio.
If you're not interested in watching or listening there's plenty of other cable and satellite stations that will not be airing inaugural events on TV, most FM stations will continue with their usual music formats and there is always the ON/OFF switch on your TV set and radio.
Chris Matthews and Keith Obermann must be euphoric when it comes to covering Obama's Inauguration. After all those two were rooting for the guy to win way back when he first announced his candidacy in January 2007.
Didn't MSNBC learn its lesson letting those guy play news anchor? They are commentators not news anchors. Plus they wear their bias on their shirt sleeves, yet they are critical of conservative radio talk show hosts. Talk about hypocrisy. :
Didn't MSNBC learn its lesson letting those guy play news anchor? They are commentators not news anchors. Plus they wear their bias on their shirt sleeves, yet they are critical of conservative radio talk show hosts. Talk about hypocrisy. :
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imhomerjay
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Just like Hannity et al are commentators not anchors, yet that hardly stops them. There's more than enough talking out of both sides of their mouths from all corners of the political world.
Have you been keeping your ears open for the past month? People in this area shut their mouths after obama was elected. Most people aren't (admitting to) watching any of the coverage and I don't hear anyone talking about the presidential election or the inauguration. Out of site, out of mind. We're just pretending that none of this ever happened. It's really strange, and I just figured it out about a week ago... but what else would you expect from a very "red" area of the country. Also, as far a WEAR is concerned, they are a Sinclar station. Corporate agrees with the majority of the Gulf Coast locals. I doubt many people missed any of the ABC coverage or even knew they were missing it.
Mario-500 said:
How about CNN's coverage on Saturday? Those poor saps (Blitzer, Cooper, et. al) were sitting on the rooftop of the Newseum OUTSIDE. It was about 15-20 degrees in Washington on Saturday, and they were sitting up there for hours. I'm suprised I haven't heard of anyone getting pneumonia over there.
Really, was there any point to that?
Really, was there any point to that?
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