21-02-2023, 02:40 AM
(21-02-2023, 02:12 AM)cityprod Wrote: It's been the President's Day holiday in the US, so that's why things are slightly different.
Yes, it is a federal holiday, but this is where things become pretty incosistent with CNN.
Last time TSR had a Special Report label during a holiday in the titles was in September, when U.S. was celebrating Labour's day.
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And, indeed, just after TSR's "Special report" Erin Burnett did also air with that "Special edition" ticker addendum as well as the old font.
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However, they did not have neither TSR's "Special Report" nor Erin Burnett's "Special edition" ticker on Friday after Thanksgiving (although not sure if that Friday is an official holiday) or on Boxing Day (which was observed as an official holiday as Christmas was on Sunday).
The possible rule then is "IF there is a federal holiday AND it is observed on the same day AND TSR/Burnett is on air that day THEN they run with an additional label/ticker". Weird.
And what exactly does the "Special report"/"Special edition" here mean? That somebody is doing extra hours on a holiday, possibly at short notice? Because on Labour's day it was not Wolf, it was Brianna Keilar and there was no major story throughout the program, just Mar-a-Lago docs update as first part.
On US terrestrial networks "Special report" is used when indeed a major story has happened and they basically interrupt their programming to report it.
UPD. Wow, Wolf in Studio D for 9pm ET with three vertical screens that usually accompany Jake or John - and, funnily enough, NO "Special report" in the intro, now it finds itself in the lower third.