Malaysia Airlines Missing Airplane MH370 Coverage

News 12- March 18, 2014- 8:15 am

This news coverage is also focused on the new radar information that has been received from Thailand. This station starts with the anchor standing and narrating most of his important information straight to the camera. His tone is not very urgent but somewhat lacking in enthusiasm. His narration of information continues while we see video form inside of another unknown airplanes cockpit and we see the most important facts come onto the screen. This seemed unnecessary and almost like a time-filler. From there this news station cuts to interviews with the pilots and other live coverage that was not very exciting. Over all, this program falls short in keeping their viewers attention.

Live CNN- March 18, 2014- 4:00pm

This news coverage of the missing flight MH 370 was primarily focused on the new information received about possible radar signals that were picked up from Thailand’s military equipment. The anchor spoke in a serious tone however it was not unwelcoming. To ass to the story they called in an expert that new more details about the flights planned course and the course that it is possible to have take once it disappeared. The expert and the anchor talked back and forth at each other while the expert drew on a touch screen map to show the viewers exactly what he was talking about. Over all this coverage was interesting to watch and the visuals help the information be more relatable to the viewer.

BBC World News March 19, 2014, 1:10pm

This station started their coverage with an attractive female anchor with a British accent. Their first and most important question was why the disappearance of flight MH370 was unlikely to be a terrorist attack. They keep your attention by asking the audience a question, exciting background music in check, and then cutting to commercial. Once returned from the commercial they talk about two or three most stories before returning to the coverage of flight 370. This was rather annoying for a viewer who just wanted to see one story and then switch channels. When they finally got back to flight 370, the information was short and to the point. They showed some side visuals of a graphically designed airplane and then they switched to a new story. On the stations behalf this is a World News Network meaning they have more to cover, unlike CNN who has specifically dedicated their time to “24 hour” coverage of Malaysia Airlines airplane MH370.