Question of the Weekend…
When a crisis breaks out like what’s going on in the Middle East, do you stick with one channel or do you channel hop? And if you channel hop how long do you stick with a particular channel before you switch?
July 15, 2006
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I stick with MSNBC until primetime comes on. I find myself watching FOX News Channel right now. I’ll probably flip between FNC and CNN throughout the night.
Comment by Andy Marquis — July 15, 2006 @ 8:36 pm
It really depends, if it’s the morning and I’m getting ready for work, then my TV is on one channel. And that would be whichever channel I found coverage on first. If all are in commercial I usually set it to FNC and leave it there. If it’s after work and I’m eating dinner or just watching the news, I’ll flip. There’s no set amount of time I’ll stay if a channel IS covering a story, but if I flip a few times and one channel is NOT covering the story I’m not likely to flip back there next time. If that makes any sense…
Comment by OverHere — July 15, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
I generally stay tuned to CNN. I check out other channels for a few seconds to see if they are covering the same breaking news.
Comment by Judy Stage — July 15, 2006 @ 8:50 pm
BBC is the best. No commercials, no commentary, just the news. If MSNBC isn’t covering the story, then I’ll put BBC World News on. CNN and FOX show off too much for my tastes.
Comment by Nobody — July 15, 2006 @ 9:01 pm
I stick with CNN. I’m not a FNC/MSNBC hater, but I just feel “comfortable” with their programming and quite frankly, I think they do a pretty good job during breaking news events. I’ll flip over to FNC during breaks on occassion, but never MSNBC. My trust in that network is pretty low.
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2006 @ 9:25 pm
I start with MSNBC because their resources that they use with NBC News is what I trust. Then if there is nothing there (like taped programming… cough cough) then I flip to CNN and FOX News. If it is daytime, I will also flip to CNBC. They have some great analysis on there, too.
Comment by gdawg — July 15, 2006 @ 9:28 pm
CNN & CNN International. I like the global reach
of CNN, even the big 3 can not compete with that.Also, their
technology seems to be a step ahead of all the others.I have
noticed they are broadcasting some live shots broadband.Now
in this day and time Americans need to know the world.Hong
Kong,Japan and South Korea already use broadband technology
with television.
Comment by future tv mogul — July 15, 2006 @ 9:31 pm
CNN, CNN-HLN and CNN Pipeline are the channels for me.
Comment by Cable News Watcher — July 15, 2006 @ 9:46 pm
I tend to channel hop just to see who has any new info;
I read these boards and they say stuff like “oh, XXX owned whatever story!” but it seems to me that most channels say basically the same thing and talk to the same people. On Friday, I saw Al Haig on Fox and kind of rolled my eyes thinking “this is the best they could do?” but lo and behold, he turned up on CNN 20 minutes later. Especially when big stories hit, I think all of these channels are nearly identical.
Comment by Enquiring Minds Want to Know — July 15, 2006 @ 9:49 pm
Not to out-codger everyone here, but I’ve been watching CNN for its entire life - and when Turner said he was launching a 24 hour news network I scoffed; who needs that much news? - and I haven’t seen anything on Fox or MSNBC to make me change the channel. Fox is so damned Republican that I’d have a broken TV if I were stuck watching them.
Comment by Arthur — July 15, 2006 @ 10:30 pm
I stick with FoxNews and check CNN during commercials.
Comment by Christine — July 16, 2006 @ 1:47 am
I channel hop a lot to see if anyone else is covering it differently. I have found myself watching a lot more CNN than normal.
Comment by Philip Spicer — July 16, 2006 @ 10:31 am
I hop around and I do like CNNI, but I can’t bring myself to watch CNN/US, so that’s an ongoing struggle. Fox has very solid people based in Israel, and excellent reporters in the region, and they’ve become my first choice in all Israel related news.
Comment by Staycee — July 16, 2006 @ 10:44 am
I just flip around until one of the networks is showing something live. If not, I keep flipping until something relevant on tape is shown. I do believe CNN, CNN-I and FNC have been doing a superb job with their coverage, and, as Staycee points out, feel that FNC is covering the bases very well in the region. Jennifer Griffin is just “shining” in her coverage of this conflict, as is Mike Tobin.
MSNBC does well, too, WHEN it’s on the air, and I’m glad that they’re doing better breaking in when news occurs. Maybe Abrams learned something from the Fourth of July fiasco.
Comment by Missy — July 16, 2006 @ 10:56 am
I primarily stick with MSNBC, CNN is my 2nd choice and who I’ll watch if MSNBC isn’t running news. I do flip around quite a bit even when Breaking News is going on, to see what the other networks are reporting. When news first happens I also try to flip around and see who’s reporting it and who’s not.
Comment by Brent — July 16, 2006 @ 11:33 am
I am a channel changer too..I do find though i am watching CNN more than the other cable nets. They seem to have a better presence in the region..
Comment by JR — July 16, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
I used to live on MSNBC…but lately they’ve just lost me. They can’t seem to keep up. So now it’s CNN. I can’t believe all you people who are watching the propaganda on Fox…..
Comment by Jude — July 16, 2006 @ 1:58 pm