TV triumphs in coverage of Arab uprisings
The Libyan uprising has been a triumph for both 24-hour news channels and for terrestrial TV’s normal news programming. Similarly, the television reports of the daily demonstrations in Cairo brought the story of the Egyptian revolt alive in a way that no other media platform could match. TV reportage has captured the spirit of the Arab protests so brilliantly that I’ve been finding myself in front of the television far more often than usual. You get a real sense of the mix of uninhibited enthusiasm and worrying incoherence, catching the excitement and the chaos. As I argue in my London Evening Standard column today , the inevitable use of loop-tape film has been offset by a freshness that has made the watching experience more than usually rewarding. The news on TV Libya BBC Al-Jazeera ITN 24 Egypt Tunisia Roy Greenslade guardian.co.uk
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TV triumphs in coverage of Arab uprisings
The Libyan uprising has been a triumph for both 24-hour news channels and for terrestrial TV’s normal news programming. Similarly, the television reports of the daily demonstrations in Cairo brought the story of the Egyptian revolt alive in a way that no other media platform could match. TV reportage has captured the spirit of the Arab protests so brilliantly that I’ve been finding myself in front of the television far more often than usual. You get a real sense of the mix of uninhibited enthusiasm and worrying incoherence, catching the excitement and the chaos. As I argue in my London Evening Standard column today , the inevitable use of loop-tape film has been offset by a freshness that has made the watching experience more than usually rewarding. The news on TV Libya BBC Al-Jazeera ITN 24 Egypt Tunisia Roy Greenslade guardian.co.uk
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