Volcanoes! Tornadoes! Vague Hints Of Terrorism! How The Explosion Was Covered

Best coverage: New York Post

The big story this news cycle, obviously, was the massive explosion in Midtown yesterday.

How local and national news outlets handled the blast:

• CNN missed the story by an hour.

• Fox News delayed coverage as well and held off live reports until the Fox Report at 7PM.

• An e-mailer writes: Interesting to note the difference between CNN.com’s coverage and FOXNews.com’s coverage of the midtown explosion on Wednesday. CNN quick to say “fire.”