Boston Explosion Coverage
Posted by Michelle Moquin on April 16th, 2013
Good morning.
I am left speechless and horrified over the recent news. When will this murder madness stop?
From the Huff Po:
Boston Explosion Coverage: Networks Go Wall-To-Wall With Marathon Horror; Reporter Calls It ‘Worst Thing I Ever Saw‘
Every broadcast and cable network raced to cover the horrific explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday.
News of the blasts first circulated on Twitter and came just as journalists had their eyes trained on the announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes. That Pulitzer announcement quickly fell off the radar as the scope of the devastation in Boston became clear.
The news played out in the way that all breaking events now do: first on Twitter, then on television, with a dizzying flurry of eyewitness videos, tweets, Vines and photos complementing the coverage.
According to CNN, more than 26,000 people ran this year’s Boston Marathon. The race also fell on Patriot’s Day, a state holiday in Massachusetts. The two blasts went off by the Boston Marathon finish line at Copley Square just before 3:00 p.m.
David Abel, a reporter for the Boston Globe, was 10 feet away from the explosions. Hetweeted about the experience:
“Fine. Reporting. I was 10 feet from explosion. Shaken up. But not a scratch. Worst thing I ever saw.”
Fox News was first to turn to the news, with Shepard Smith anchoring coverage, with CNN quickly following. In the next five minutes, MSNBC also switched to breaking coverage. Fox News was also the first to post chilling video from the scene. A man could be heard offscreen saying, “Oh my god, they’re dead.” The network was later thefirst to say that there had been fatalities. MSNBC kept its coverage rolling through the 4:00 p.m. hour, replacing Martin Bashir’s show with breaking news coverage anchored by Tamron Hall.
CNN was the first to dub the explosions a “terror attack,” which it did just before 6 PM.
All three major broadcast networks also cut into their regular programming. NBC and CBS turned to their evening news anchors, Brian Williams and Scott Pelley. ABC coverage was led by George Stephanopoulos and Diane Sawyer.
Networks then announced their plans for evening and morning news coverage. CNNtweeted that Anderson Cooper, Chris Cuomo and Poppy Harlow would report live from Boston. Diane Sawyer was set to anchor a special report for ABC News from New York. The 30-minute program was expanded to a special one-hour edition. Terry Moran was anchoring “Nightline” from Boston.
The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that CBS’ Scott Pelley was to host an extended one-hour newscast. Norah O’Donnell will co-host “CBS This Morning” from Boston on Tuesday. NBC said it would air a special hour at 10:00 p.m. “Today” co-host Matt Lauer tweeted that he would be hosting the morning show from Boston on Tuesday. He added that Fox News’ Smith would continue anchoring the network’s breaking news coverage, skipping the 5:00 p.m. show “The Five.” Bill O’Reilly’s show, which is usually taped, was set to air live at 8:00 p.m. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was headed to Boston.
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April 16th, 2013 at 11:21 am
so very sad…my thoughts are with the people of Boston today. I’m waiting patiently to see how Homeland Security explains this one. – ZL
April 17th, 2013 at 6:52 am
I bet when it is all said and done we will discover that it was some crazy white boy who did it.
April 17th, 2013 at 11:29 am
The Boston Globe has reported that authorities had an image of a suspect carrying, and possibly dropping, a bag at the second bombing scene, just outside the Forum restaurant.
The alleged bomber was on phone when he dropped second backpack and his cell records reportedly led to the identification, sources told CBS.
April 17th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
That’s probably more white boy bullshit. I don’t believe it for a minute that they have a suspect.