On Thursday night, October 2, 2014 news broke of a NBC freelance photographer coming down with Ebola. As it turned out the photographer, 33-year old Ashoka Mukpo, is from Providence, RI. This was on top of the first Ebola diagnosis in America in Dallas, TX.
In our second report in our new "How They Covered It" series, we take a look at how the Providence television news media covered the Ebola story during the 11pm newscast on Friday, October 3, 2014. You can watch how each station covered the same story below. Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section below on who you did the best (or the worst) job covering the story.
ABC 6 News at 11
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: Ebola
Ebola report: Top story
Reported by: Mike LaCrosse (anchor)
Minutes spent on subject: 4:05
NBC 10 News at 11
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: Ebola
Ebola report: Top story
Reported by: Dan Jaehnig & Patrice Wood (anchors)
Reported by: Brian Crandall, live in studio
Minutes spent on subject: 4:37
Eyewitness News at 11 on WPRI 12
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: Ebola
Ebola report: Top story
Reported by: Shannon Hegy & Mike Montecalvo (anchors)
Reported by: Jared Pliner, live in Providence, RI
Minutes spent on subject: 5:03
Leave your toughts in the comments below.
How They Covered It: Providence - Ebola in America
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