SABC News
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| From the SABC's flagship broadcast on SABC News and SABC 3 |
All the
news channels are broadcasting the exact same feed. All the channels are
providing rolling coverage. So why watch SABC News then? Because they actually
have the decency to update their iPlate to reflect the hours of their Oscar
coverage. If they did not, I would not have known about the ten pm show they
have on recapping the show. If only the other channels like eNCA and ANN7 could
follow suite and have the decency to inform viewers (who do not use the
internet to find broadcast info) of when they will be providing coverage
blocks.
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| I must say the website they have up and running for the trial is quite good, better than what we would usually expect from them. You can navigate to it from the SABC News main website. |
They have had reporters on the ground from Day one and, with their experience of on location reporting, seem to have a smoother product on air (when it comes to live shots at least). Their coverage has been surprisingly good and informative, as we did not expect the rolling coverage they are currently providing.
I also admire their courage to back off from the case and broadcast things that might not interest the layman viewer as much as the courtcase but is still relevant to the nation. I am talking about their coverage of the rolling blackouts we are currently experiencing which inclluded not taking the Oscar feed for in excess of an hour on Friday. This is what I feel a public brooadcaster should be: show things that might not attract viewers but are still in the public interest (and more important).
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