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Varied Approach to Coverage of Mubarak Resignation
The news came right around 8:00 AM Pacific Time today as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak abruptly and somewhat unexpectedly resigned. Media coverage on radio, TV and the web varied wildly.
American radio networks (CBS and NPR) and the BBC World Service were a few minutes behind Al Jazeera in breaking the news, and Al Jazeera English (streamed live via the web here) presented the most visually intriguing coverage: following the short announcement by Vice President Suleiman about the resignation that Al Jazeera carried live, Al Jazeera then switched to a live shot (with audio) of jubilant, flag-waving Egyptians in Tahrir Square with "MUBARAK STEPS DOWN" in the lower third. They stayed with this memorable shot, with no commentary whatsoever, for at least ten minutes.
A quick check of the American TV networks during these first few minutes after Suleiman's anouncement found special live coverage as well, but ABC, NBC and CBS all had commentary along with the incredible footage (the Seattle FOX affiliate was doing a local story at this time).
(Posted by Feliks Banel)
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