Opinion: the CBC coverage was the class of the field. Seamless coverage, solid reporting, engaging presentation anchored by Andrew Chang. Straightforward graphics.
Global/CKNW coverage was rather amateurish in comparison. As was CTV's.
kal wrote:I will stick with my assertion that CBC carried the day.
I was surprised that Kevin Falcon was the main analyst for the right side of the political spectrum. I have assumed he was waiting in the wings to challenge for the Liberal leadership once again (he lost to Christy Clark). Depending how the final numbers play out we would see CC stepping down within 6 months, setting the stage for a leadership contest.
I switched among the three main channels but returned most often to CBC. The "close ridings" board was particularly effective as the endgame coverage plaed out.
The Global coverage was marred by Sophie Lui having to point at and read obvious values on the screen for the benefit of the 'NW radio listeners. Keith Baldrey was initially uncomfortable with the VR / green-screen set. He did eventually acclimate.
Quite a number of the CBC reporters were previously with News1130. At least four by my count.
kal wrote:This time around I didn't see any evidence of poll results being phoned in. It seemed that all the networks used the same data feed from Elections BC. Certainly the results were identical, to within seconds, on all three networks I was monitoring.
skyvalleyradio wrote:Andrew Chang & CBC were miles ahead of the drivel coming from GlobalBC & CTV. At least we were provided with some relevant coverage & discussion unlike the other two who seemed more interested in talking about social media's affect on the election & whether Christy Clark reads Twitter postings. CTV Vancouver Island wasn't much better & their graphics displaying real-time results were difficult to read. The few times my wife & I tuned in to CIVI they weren't even talking about any island ridings or voter concerns. Christy Clarks' white hard-hat, jeans & boots were a far more interesting topic than island election results. On a much different level, our little TV station that actually serves the islands did an admirable job of focusing on island ridings, interviews with island MLAs/leaders past & present. A big thumbs up from me to CHEK-TVs Rob Germaine & his hard-working news team led by Stacy Ross & Ben o'Hara-Byrne for a job well done, in spite of some technical glitches with their remotes due to streaming bandwidth issues. We flipped between CHEK & CBC Vancouver to get all the information we wanted from election coverage.
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