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TYNDALL HEADLINE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 11, 2013
For the first time in 598 years, a Pope decided not to die in office. Speaking in Latin at the Vatican, Benedict XVI gave his notice, effective at the end of the month, to a roomful of cardinals. All three newscasts kicked off with a correspondent in Vatican City itself -- NBC's Richard Engel, ABC's Jeffrey Kofman, CBS' Allen Pizzey -- for extended coverage of the Story of the Day. It was the major news for Christians, at least. For Hindus, a pilgrimage to Prayag on the River Ganges became the largest single gathering of human beings ever, in the history of the planet. CBS had the only newscast that saw news value in the assignment: here is Holly Williams now and here she was on Friday.
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HEADLINES IN LATIN BREAK 600-YEAR STREAK For the first time in 598 years, a Pope decided not to die in office. Speaking in Latin at the Vatican, Benedict XVI gave his notice, effective at the end of the month, to a roomful of cardinals. All three newscasts kicked off with a correspondent in Vatican City itself -- NBC's Richard Engel, ABC's Jeffrey Kofman, CBS' Allen Pizzey -- for extended coverage of the Story of the Day. It was the major news for Christians, at least. For Hindus, a pilgrimage to Prayag on the River Ganges became the largest single gathering of human beings ever, in the history of the planet. CBS had the only newscast that saw news value in the assignment: here is Holly Williams now and here she was on Friday.
Follow-ups to the history-making Benedict included a preview of the Conclave of Cardinals by CBS' Mark Phillips, a survey of the global state of the Roman church by NBC's Anne Thompson, vox pop via ABC's Cecilia Vega from the American faithful, and the reflections of Bernie McDade, a onetime altar boy who was molested by his priest at the age of eleven. McDade told Seth Doane of CBS about his face-to-face meeting with the pontiff. CBS has stayed with the church's sex abuse scandal much more vigilantly than the other two newscasts over the last couple of years.
Contrast the tone of Timothy Dolan, the Cardinal of New York, in interviews about the departing Pope with CBS anchor Scott Pelley and ABC's Diane Sawyer. With Pelley, His Eminence discussed serious matters of doctrine; with Sawyer, we heard infallibility jokes about Mother Dolan and cracks about lightning pasta. "Is this ABC Evening News or Comedy Central?" the cleric chuckled.
MONDAY’S MUSINGS Sgt Clint Romesha was installed as a Medalist of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan. ABC's Jonathan Karl covered the ceremonies at the White House. Pentagon correspondents Jim Miklaszewski at NBC and David Martin at CBS revisited the story of the siege of Romesha's outpost, called Camp Keating, in October 2009 in Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan.
For the record, ABC revisited the same siege last November in order to publicize Jake Tapper's book The Outpost. Tapper has since moved on to CNN otherwise, doubtless, he would have offered his recapitulation too. Here is ABC's Martha Raddatz reporting from three years ago on the disciplinary punishment of two of Romesha's field commanders for leaving him and his comrades so vulnerable. Here is how the original battle was reported back in October 2009: by ABC's Chris Cuomo (he, too, is now at CNN), by CBS' Mandy Clark, and by NBC's Jim Miklaszewski (some of the archival links are broken now MSN has converted to Bing).
Disney, the parent corporation of ABC News, is in the cruise liner business, so it is no surprise that industry news should be of special interest to that network -- even when it does not involve a Disney ship. Leaving aside last year's Concordia disaster off the Italian coast, eight of the 16 cruise liner misadventures in our database were filed by ABC. Matt Gutman's latest was on Carnival's Triumph, powerless and adrift in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico after a fire in her engine room.
Making a Difference for sick children in hospital has been a a specialty at NBC. See high-rise window-washers dress in superhero costumes to win smiles, via Mark Potter.
Follow-ups to the history-making Benedict included a preview of the Conclave of Cardinals by CBS' Mark Phillips, a survey of the global state of the Roman church by NBC's Anne Thompson, vox pop via ABC's Cecilia Vega from the American faithful, and the reflections of Bernie McDade, a onetime altar boy who was molested by his priest at the age of eleven. McDade told Seth Doane of CBS about his face-to-face meeting with the pontiff. CBS has stayed with the church's sex abuse scandal much more vigilantly than the other two newscasts over the last couple of years.
Contrast the tone of Timothy Dolan, the Cardinal of New York, in interviews about the departing Pope with CBS anchor Scott Pelley and ABC's Diane Sawyer. With Pelley, His Eminence discussed serious matters of doctrine; with Sawyer, we heard infallibility jokes about Mother Dolan and cracks about lightning pasta. "Is this ABC Evening News or Comedy Central?" the cleric chuckled.
MONDAY’S MUSINGS Sgt Clint Romesha was installed as a Medalist of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan. ABC's Jonathan Karl covered the ceremonies at the White House. Pentagon correspondents Jim Miklaszewski at NBC and David Martin at CBS revisited the story of the siege of Romesha's outpost, called Camp Keating, in October 2009 in Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan.
For the record, ABC revisited the same siege last November in order to publicize Jake Tapper's book The Outpost. Tapper has since moved on to CNN otherwise, doubtless, he would have offered his recapitulation too. Here is ABC's Martha Raddatz reporting from three years ago on the disciplinary punishment of two of Romesha's field commanders for leaving him and his comrades so vulnerable. Here is how the original battle was reported back in October 2009: by ABC's Chris Cuomo (he, too, is now at CNN), by CBS' Mandy Clark, and by NBC's Jim Miklaszewski (some of the archival links are broken now MSN has converted to Bing).
Disney, the parent corporation of ABC News, is in the cruise liner business, so it is no surprise that industry news should be of special interest to that network -- even when it does not involve a Disney ship. Leaving aside last year's Concordia disaster off the Italian coast, eight of the 16 cruise liner misadventures in our database were filed by ABC. Matt Gutman's latest was on Carnival's Triumph, powerless and adrift in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico after a fire in her engine room.
Making a Difference for sick children in hospital has been a a specialty at NBC. See high-rise window-washers dress in superhero costumes to win smiles, via Mark Potter.
