I love New York! Was:Blackout

[melclaros]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, eowynn_24 <eowynn_24 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> I do agree with you on the fact that the media is focusing on NY 
more than anywhere else, probably due to 9/11. NY is also a high 
traffic city, lots of tourists, and well you have Broadway, the Today 
show, MTV, plus a host of other broadcasts and entertainment that 
goes on there. There are just "bigger" stories in NY I think than 
anywhere else.


You also have to realize that most of those reports you were getting--
the early ones at least--were from NYC because that is where 
the "media" IS. All the major networks and cable news outlets have 
large NY bureaus. They DON'T have large Cleveland news bureaus. They 
were reporting live from their NY newsrooms and relaying the signal 
to Washington for broadcast.  The early attempts I saw/heard (down 
here in Fl with our power on) were phone calls to officials in 
Cleveland and Toronto only half of which made it to the air. There 
was a lot of "can you hear me?" going on.
It got better, later that night there were live reports from several 
major cities under the blackout as makeshift connections were made. 

You do have to admit though, especially after 9/11 that watching 
NYers reaction was far more interesting than watching, say, 
Cleveland. How many people streamed over how many bridges to get out 
of Cleveland? (I'm Not disparaging Cleveland here, just speaking as 
someone with a bit of media experience.)
That so many people trapped underground in the NY Subway (anyone 
who's been down there will know what THAT'S like!)were escorted to 
safety with NO INJURIES is the most amazing news story I've heard in 
a Very Long Time.

Mel

I bet now they think they've found where the whole thing started 
there will be far more newscrews "out there"!