I think when the UN is talking of circa 100,000 dead and millions displaced, a handful of news presenters standing at the airport encouraging the world to provide donations to support the relief effort is hardly a major logistical challenge.
It's not like CNN have set up a studio on the runway and are preventing the planes from landing.
Yea a good example, CNN seem to be dotted across the place. Jonathan Mann currently live in a church i think.
With the airport situation, i think it's a case of it LOOKS like they are in the way but they actually are not. I was watching Larry King Live Sat morning and noticed them saying that Doctor's had all left some makeshift hospital due to security fears, but can you guess which doctor saved the day I know it's good he stayed and helped the patients, but I hope people see what i mean.
I think when the UN is talking of circa 100,000 dead and millions displaced, a handful of news presenters standing at the airport encouraging the world to provide donations to support the relief effort is hardly a major logistical challenge.
It's not like CNN have set up a studio on the runway and are preventing the planes from landing.
What plane(s) did CNN, and the other news organisations come in on ? They were still displacing important other resources at the very small and limited airport.
- Some correspondents are sleeping in tents at an embassy...others in the back of cars. I don't know about the hotel. Resources are being sent from Dominican Republic (Fuel, generators, food) across the border.
- Most of the lives at the airport are done from Reuters, IHA and EBU positions which are in the same cordoned off area. They are not in the way. Most teams are there unless they have Bgans or have shipped in their own live positions.
Well it was great to see ITV News broadcasting live from there on the Sunday evening news, and with Mark, also George for the BBC.
it'll be interesting to see whether Huw has been sent out as well, as this story develops into what is being totally something beyond comprehension.
Personally - I believe anchors do make difference in relaying the story as it is back home. Viewers RELATE to anchors more so than correspondents, there's the whole trust thing too that has to be considered.
I think when the UN is talking of circa 100,000 dead and millions displaced, a handful of news presenters standing at the airport encouraging the world to provide donations to support the relief effort is hardly a major logistical challenge.
It's not like CNN have set up a studio on the runway and are preventing the planes from landing.
What plane(s) did CNN, and the other news organisations come in on ? They were still displacing important other resources at the very small and limited airport.
Understand from what I've read elsewhere that virtually all the news crews have arrived via the Dominican Republic, not directly into the airport at Port au Prince.
I know it's good he stayed and helped the patients, but I hope people see what i mean.