How They Covered It: Boston - Ebola in America

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 first report in our new "How They Covered It" series, we take a look at how the Boston 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.

WBZ News at 11
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: Ebola
Ebola report: Top story
Reported by: Lisa Hughes & David Wade (anchors)
Reported by: Jim Armstrong, live in Providence, RI
Reported by: Katie Brace, live in studio
Minutes spent on subject: 4:45

WCVB NewsCenter 5 at 11
Teased report? No
Top story in newscast: Death threats at Harvard
Ebola report: 6th story
Reported by: Jim Lokay & JC Monihan (anchors)
Reported by: Mary Saladna, live at Boston Medical Center
Time spent on subject: 2:58

7 News at 11
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: Ebola
Ebola report: Top story
Reported by: Adam Williams & Kim Khazei (anchors)
Reported by: Tim Caputo, live in Providence, RI
Time spent on subject: 5:10

FOX 25 News at 11
Teased report? Yes
Top story in newscast: ISIS Beheading
Ebola report: 2nd story
Reported by: Mark Ockerbloom & Sara Underwood (anchors)
Reported by: Heather Hegedus, live in studio
Reported by: John Monahan, taped report
Time spent on subject: 4:34

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