Hawaii News Now made a bold move beginning with Thursday’s evening news by going all in on coverage of the latest eruption in the Leilani Estates section of the Big Island.
They didn’t just insert a long story. They basically preempted their regular newscast and instead went wall-to-wall eruption.
That continued again on Friday.
Normally, the week would feature a legislative wrap-up, going over the accomplishments and failures of the annual session, which ended on Thursday. Instead, we got a full court press on the volcano.
I found that I appreciated the extended coverage, especially since our daily newspaper lagged behind.
But what do you think? Too much focus? In the broad scheme of things, does this eruption warrant this much attention?
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Yes.
I don’t watch Hawaii News Now. But any eruption warrants coverage.
We really appreciate the coverage via Hawaii News Now. We View HNN through the app via Roku, and it is so much better than the fear-mongering, click bait headlines of other news outlets. I feel as if we can get up to the minute info to stay abreast of the situatuon and how it may effect our family on BI.
I think it was good that they did the in depth coverage. Just on a selfish level I have been thinking of retiring there and this factors into the decision. Which I think is something news should convey information rather than entertainment. Another plus was Guy Hayagi covering some of the sciencd behind the eruption. And they continued to cover the flooding.
I thought that the CNN coverage was far more educational then some of the local news outlets. CNN used more visual props to explain what “might” be happening beneath the surface of the land area effected. Locally, the early drone shot which was very good but was shown over and over again like an endless loop. This contributed to the extended coverage time. CNN had some real characters interviewed (different from the locals interviewed) making the disaster very real in real time. Yes, we need the coverage. It may not be a climate change issue, but when the sulfur and VOG reach us on Oahu it will be an issue, and we should be given a head’s up warning.
“Normally, the week would feature a legislative wrap-up, going over the accomplishments and failures of the annual session, which ended on Thursday.”
What’s “normal” for TV coverage of the Legislature ain’t that great. I think you may be looking for something that’s not there.