Thursday, November 1, 2007

MORE COVERAGE

Election coverage is definitely heating up, with the noon news reporting on all three political meetings.
The PNM's meeting last night generated the news that Patrick Manning is urging supporters to come out in their numbers to vote. But CNMG led with crime...a man shot to death by a motorist and an elderly woman stabbed to death.
CNC's Rosemarie Sant says the parties are upping the ante, but Rose where is your staff? You voiced both the PNM and UNC stories. You and Sunil Ramdeen at WIN TV are the two heads of news departments who seem to be doing more voice work than your staff.

CNC had somewhat of a scoop, with Nadalene Singh reporting on the kidnapping plot against Winston Dookeran (from their morning show).

TV6, why do you have to detail all the artistes the UNC will be bringing in for its final rally on Saturday? Free advertising for them. You can say they will have overseas acts, but let them pay to tell the public who will be here.
Fabian Pierre, you need to give your viewers a transition from one story to the next...maybe look down at your script, pause for two seconds or just say "In other news...". You did not indicate there was a change in mood/stories from Gillian Lucky and the blood feud to the elderly woman who was killed.

Keisha David, as far as Media Watch is aware, cabinet meets and Parliament sits. Your story on the protest outside White Hall said they wanted to get the attention of members of "...cabinet at its last sitting today."

And TV6 a little research will tell you the blimp has been circling the skies for more than a week, but then you probably already saw that in the newspapers.