19-06-2023, 10:04 AM
(18-06-2023, 06:28 AM)EastCoast Wrote: It makes no sense to me that a 24 hour news channel with bureaus around the world only broadcasts from Atlanta in the dead of night. It would make much more sense to have a four hour block (10p-2a) from HK followed by a four hour block from London (2a-6a). Atlanta should have its own block during daylight hours on the east coast.
I doubt CNN would want to invest too many additional resources into HK given the current political climate. I doubt the bureau will ever close so long as foreign press is still allowed to operate there, but I think the days of CNN having multiple anchors presenting several hours of live news from there are never coming back.
I never really understood the overnight Atlanta news block either, but they must have their reasons. As I recall, while the London morning news block had its high points, it started to get a bit inconsistent at the end during the Don Riddell and Zain Verjee era. I remember thinking the quality of the program improved when they moved it to Atlanta (and, for a while, LA).