Launch scrubbed…
The launch was scrubbed. Of the three networks I know for sure that MSNBC covered the NASA announcement live because I was watching it when Chris Jansing cut off her interview so that she and Jay Barbree could tell the viewers that the scrub notice was apparently about to come down and MSNBC switched to the NASA TV feed.
Since I watched the whole NASA scrub announcement I don’t know for sure whether CNN or FNC had that too. I channel hopped to CNN and saw the tail end of a splash screen that could have been a “Breaking News” banner flyer or maybe it was CNN coming out of commercial break. Whichever, it had Miles O’Brien scrambling and talking to his control room. I then switched to FNC and they still had “Launch may be postponed” on their lower 3rd while Martha MacCallum announced that the launch was scrubbed and then they immediately launched a Fox News Alert.
If anyone can fill in the blanks it would help…
UPDATE: A commentor confirms what I suspected. CNN was caught in a commercial break. Lousy timing for a commercial break…
CNN used the “JUST IN” intro thing coming out a commercial break, and missed the announcement live. Miles did indeed look caught off guard.
Comment by Coreyback — July 1, 2006 @ 3:59 pm
MSNBC’s coverage rocked… quite a change for them.
Comment by gdawg — July 1, 2006 @ 6:39 pm
What a life and death announcement to miss LIVE. Should’ve been watching PipleLine…it had it LIVE and Direct from NASA before anyone else i bet.
Comment by Cable News Watcher — July 1, 2006 @ 8:20 pm
I thought JD said they were dropping the term ‘Fox News Alert’ and calling it something else.
Comment by erljr — July 1, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
He thought they were. But they’re using both apparently.
Comment by Spud — July 2, 2006 @ 2:26 am