29-05-2023, 01:07 AM
(28-05-2023, 09:07 PM)oscillon Wrote: I think time zones are a factor in this, they want to repeat (or air a second edition of) their main Sunday political shows for domestic audience living on the West Coast at a reasonable time. Of course, if there is a major breaking news or a live event, they switch to covering it, but usually it is the case for domestic stuff, not for presidential election overseas.
Mind you, unlike UK viewers in regard to former BBC World News, US cable viewers usually do have access to CNNI as well as CNN Domestic, so they have the choice - watch repeat of top Sunday morning programs or switch to a live coverage of Turkey elections on CNNI.
UPD. BTW, Lynda Kinkade in Atlanta took over Turkey Election Coverage from Becky Anderson at 4:30 ET
In the U.S., some cable or satellite packages offer CNNI…. But it’s not the norm. And if it’s included at all, it might be in a more premium package. Not to mention…. It’s gonna have a really high channel number. So unless you’re seeking it out, you’re not likely gonna stumble on it.
— BUT —
Anyone with access to CNN in the U.S. should also be able to watch CNNI on the app or on CNN.com. But how many even know that’s an option? Not too many, I wager.
I’ve encountered so many Americans who don’t even know CNNI exists. I have to explain: it’s the CNN the rest of the world sees!
And it’s pretty obvious why domestic would rather play a replay of Inside Politics (or whatever) rather than in depth coverage of the Turkey election.
Edited to add: I was watching earlier — domestic WAS doing live hits about Turkey during its newscasts.
Quick hits sure. But there’s just no way an American audience would watch an entire hour or more on it.
And quite a bit is happening politically right now in the US. with the debt ceiling and all…