SATURDAY CAMPAIGNS

The PNM, COP and UNC all presented their election candidates over the weekend (UNC teased us with half their number), and the major television stations carried live coverage.
TV6 though had reporters on the scene at Woodford Square (Charlene Stuart), Skinner Park (Sasha Mohammed), and Sasha again at Mid Centre Mall, as well as in-studio guests. What happened at CNC3 and CNMG?

There was not much time for the reporters to do their thing because of the nature of the broadcasts, but Miss Stuart you did well to get Fitzgerald Hinds to comment on his participation at the PNM rally, and Miss Mohammed got several of the COP members to respond as well. However Miss Stuart, Media Watch has often chastised your colleague Sasha for looking away from the camera when doing her live or recorded reports. You looked away too much during your 7pm report; this was very distracting. And what was up with the lack of lighting on you? It was clear that you were positioned near the stage light, so only half of your face was clearly visible, while Sasha had a light on her so bright that she looked like a ghost! And Sasha, Media Watch is sure you called Carolyn Seepersad Bachan by the wrong name when you wrapped up your interview with her, and why did you look directly at the camera when posing a question to Selby Wilson who was standing right next to you? Perhaps the question was just way too long and you had to look at the field teleprompter? Next time keep the question short and to the point.

Well the 7pm news brought disparate views of what took place.
CNC3 led with the Prime Minister saying that the opposition parties did not demonstrate a commitment to developing the country. TV6 on the other hand led with a soundbite from the Prime Minister boasting that only the PNM could draw such a large crowd to Woodford Square. C News' Charlene Ramdhanie's packaged story dealt with some of the main candidates. At one point she was speaking about Eddie Hart and Esther Le Gendre, but we saw Dr Keith Rowley and Howard Chin Lee. She went on calling names but we saw only shots of the crowd. What happened with the editing there Charlene? The candidates were presented long before 5pm, and long before your newscast.
And TV6 after those first two soundbites from the PNM rally you practically went to other news...then to sport. What about the COP rally?