Va. Tech Shooting: Cable Notes

By Brian 

> CNN was first with Virginia Tech shooting news. FNC was second. MSNBC spent a while covering the weather…

> CNN was also first to get students on the phone describing the scene. They interviewed Amy Steele, editor in chief of the student newspaper…

> “It only took 30 minutes for MSNBC to finally start reporting on Virginia Tech shooting. I think they need to fire their assignment desk,” an e-mailer said…

> It took a long time to get video from the scene. Fox News started showing a webcam from the school’s Web site…

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