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What network will have the best (non-bias) election night coverage?
- Thread starter Mark Giardina
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PBS will be less biased so will CBS News and ABC News. But I'll admit that after the 2012 election the Fox News Pundits and MSNBC Pundits will attack each other and start blaming lobbyists and campaign advisers for the reasons why Candidate X lost and it will be funny. ;D But I'll watch it via The Daily Show. I can't wait on how Jon Stewart and his pseudo-pundits go after MSNBC and FOx News.
ABC was my go-to network during the Jennings and Gibson eras, but not anymore. I may head over to CBS as this is Scott Pelley's first time helming Election Night and I'm interested to see how he handles it.
I will stay true to form and switch between the broadcast network of my choice and C-SPAN. I will also see what TV One (the more mature answer to BET) is doing, though it is my understanding that they are partnering with MSNBC for the coverage. Other than that I stay away from CNN and MSNBC, and Fox News Channel isn't even in my cipher.
I will stay true to form and switch between the broadcast network of my choice and C-SPAN. I will also see what TV One (the more mature answer to BET) is doing, though it is my understanding that they are partnering with MSNBC for the coverage. Other than that I stay away from CNN and MSNBC, and Fox News Channel isn't even in my cipher.
I'll probably tune in CBS. I'm not worried about CNN's "bias," if any, but I'm sick of their election day 'Wall-Of-Pundits.' Three or even six pundits I'm OK with, but in the last election, they had about 2 dozen. It was just ridiculous.
Just learned the CBC is streaming their coverage starting at 8:00 PM Eastern tonight. Eight years ago, when I had a Canadian dish installed in my apartment, I watched some of their coverage and was impressed.
Likewise, it looks like the BBC is offering online streaming of their coverage at about 6:30 PM EST.
That outsider-with-a-vested-interest view can be a very good alternative.
Likewise, it looks like the BBC is offering online streaming of their coverage at about 6:30 PM EST.
That outsider-with-a-vested-interest view can be a very good alternative.
Rollo-Smokes said:
NBC News produced TV One's party convention coverage over the summer (but with separate on-air staff), and although TV One is operated separately from the rest of the Comcast/NBCUniversal networks, there's already some programming synergy between TV One and one of the other NBCU networks (in particular, with Oxygen). BET is airing an election special sometime tonight, but I don't expect much from them as far as live coverage.
I usually tend to stick with local coverage, rotating between KNBC (who has an on-staff political analyst), KABC, and KCBS/KCAL. I'll definitely check out C-SPAN, and maybe CNN...I don't bother with Fox News Channel (hell, I forget what channel it's on on my TV).
NBC used to be my go-to-place on election night, especially with Tom Brokaw and the late Tim Russert with his "magic slate."
This time, it'll be CBS and Scott Pelley, though I may check in on NBC during breaks.
But if we're talking non-bias...don't forget PBS (it may be their last election if Romney wins tonight)!
This time, it'll be CBS and Scott Pelley, though I may check in on NBC during breaks.
But if we're talking non-bias...don't forget PBS (it may be their last election if Romney wins tonight)!
Tim Russert's expertise will be sorely missed again tonight, as it was during this whole election cycle.
Echoing the sentiment of a few other posters: if it isn't the alleged or perceived biases of the networks, it's the punditry. There's too many heads, too many voices, and too much back-and-forth analysis with very little to offer in terms of actual news content. There are some gems and nuggets to be found though, but I'm finding them to be too far and few in-between.
The only one I really cared about was Rachel Maddow, going back to her Air America Radio days. Now I can't even watch her MSNBC show. Tavis Smiley could also be insightful when he isn't slamming the current President for "not looking out for Black America and the poor." And other then perhaps George Will, I can't think of any conservative commentator that I would sit and listen to -- certainly not clowns like Sean Hannity, Alan Keyes or Patrick Buchanan.
Echoing the sentiment of a few other posters: if it isn't the alleged or perceived biases of the networks, it's the punditry. There's too many heads, too many voices, and too much back-and-forth analysis with very little to offer in terms of actual news content. There are some gems and nuggets to be found though, but I'm finding them to be too far and few in-between.
The only one I really cared about was Rachel Maddow, going back to her Air America Radio days. Now I can't even watch her MSNBC show. Tavis Smiley could also be insightful when he isn't slamming the current President for "not looking out for Black America and the poor." And other then perhaps George Will, I can't think of any conservative commentator that I would sit and listen to -- certainly not clowns like Sean Hannity, Alan Keyes or Patrick Buchanan.
wncc said:I miss Dan Rather, his non-bias always showed.
Dan Rather will do Election Coverage for AXS-TV.
http://www.axs.tv/blogs/dan-rather-reports-election-night-live-with-dan-rather/
I watched AXS-TV for Dan Rather's New show and its is very good.
The Networks are the ones that started the Red State, Blue State phenomenon .
I remember NBC originated the Blue for Democrat and Red for Republicans. CBS did the opposite colors. ABC, to be different used yellow and green. I believe that back in the days NBC had the superior ratings, and over time The Blue State and Red State became the norm for all broadcasts. Especially when someone would flip channels and all of a sudden their state changed color.
I remember NBC originated the Blue for Democrat and Red for Republicans. CBS did the opposite colors. ABC, to be different used yellow and green. I believe that back in the days NBC had the superior ratings, and over time The Blue State and Red State became the norm for all broadcasts. Especially when someone would flip channels and all of a sudden their state changed color.
Each of the networks does their own analysis of the incoming votes as well as exit polls from each of the states. At the moment, NBC and CBS have called Wisconsin and New Hampshire for President Obama but CNN has not.
I didn't think to turn back to Fox since the affiliate had gone back to its local news. But I was on Fox four years ago when it happened. They can be praised for not acting like it was a disaster, though it sure felt like one at the time.
Every time I tuned in to CBS, Romney was ahead in both the popular vote (irrelevant) and the electoral college. Except once when they were tied, and now that I think of it that may have been someone else. Still, they kept saying it looked like Obama would eventually catch up (bias?), and they were right.
But I was on PBS when the big moment came, since the Big Three had gone to local newscasts. I wasn't getting anything but analysis. No updates. Until the big moment came.
I'm glad I waited because I might have gone to bed thinking Romney won.
Now let's just hope America did the right thing.
Every time I tuned in to CBS, Romney was ahead in both the popular vote (irrelevant) and the electoral college. Except once when they were tied, and now that I think of it that may have been someone else. Still, they kept saying it looked like Obama would eventually catch up (bias?), and they were right.
But I was on PBS when the big moment came, since the Big Three had gone to local newscasts. I wasn't getting anything but analysis. No updates. Until the big moment came.
I'm glad I waited because I might have gone to bed thinking Romney won.
Now let's just hope America did the right thing.
I don't normally watched Fox News, but I was at an event where that was all that was available. Fox was decent (sometimes slower than or faster than NBC depending on the call) at its decision desk, but the analysis was WAY too far right for me.
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