Terror Plot: CNN On Par With BBC

The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik praises the terror plot coverage on CNN & BBC: “Within a 10-minute period yesterday, CNN offered viewers reports that ranged from a live update in London on the alleged terrorist plot, to an analysis from New York by Valerie Morris on how the stock market was reacting to the news. In between, the coverage segued to Washington for a report on political fallout from correspondent Andrea Koppel, and to John F. Kennedy International Airport for a segment on how travelers were coping.

Each report was done with so much context, confidence and calm that America’s pioneering 24-hour cable news channel nearly could have been mistaken for its venerable counterpart, the standard-bearer of international crisis reporting, the BBC…”

> Also: Variety: “For the unlucky thousands of travelers, Thursday was marked by a mix of personal annoyance and global worry, all fueled by the airports’ ubiquitous CNN reports…”