05-04-2023, 05:16 PM
(04-04-2023, 05:11 PM)TMD_24 Wrote: Managed to watch a whole show of News Central today and it's probably one of the high points so far of the Licht era. A well produced news show with mostly a mix of the top stories from the USA but a few other important international stories as well.
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As noted on the page before with News Central, there has been very little interviews and taking heads and that's a plus for me. I'm less bothered about that during special event and primetime shows like CNN Tonight but there's no need for it during daytime. Most of that has been replaced by reporting from correspondents and analysis from non-partisan analysts and experts. It's also really good to see simple explainer graphics on the studio screens. They may be simple but are very effective in explaining the story.
The only thing I would change at the moment is the presenter interaction, there's very little of it at the moment and whilst a fast paced news show makes there little opportunity for that, it would be at least a good idea to see some more segments done with two presenters and some with just one. I do also wonder how they would deal with a big breaking news story as well, I don't think it would be suitable for them to be standing all the time for that, they surely would at least get them a desk for serious news.
But overall it's a massive thumbs up for me so far, the exact sort of show CNN needs in the morning and I look forward to seeing it all when they also do this in Washington into the afternoon as well.
I completely agree with all of this.
It's great to see a news channel doing the news. When I was watching earlier, every item apart from one was with a correspondent - and the only exception was a one-on-one interview with a relevant expert.
It's actually a very similar format editorially to NBC News Now - which I much prefer to the opinion-focused traditional cable newsers.
I do think there could be more interaction between the presenters. At times, they may as well be in different studios. And, in some (but definitely not all) shots, the studio feels a bit cold and pale.
But, overall, News Central feels like a big upgrade in both editorial and presentation terms.