NYC television stations are made of fail

[fenchurch]

On our local news at noon, they broke in with the news that a plane had crashed into the Hudson River... and since I was sitting at my computer, I googled television stations in NYC then started hitting those sites to see if I could get some local coverage (our local station had cut over to MSNBC). Now, let me also add that our local station's website already had it as a headline with links to coverage and more information... but even ten minutes into our local coverage *none* of the local NYC television news websites even had it as a single "breaking news" headline, much less any coverage.

Wow. Fail, guys. Massive, massive fail.

And, finally, at about 15 minutes after the news broke here, there was a headline at the ABC affiliate's site and an actual stream of coverage at the CBS affiliate. On the positive side, so far it sounds like they were able to evacuate the plane safely and early word is that the plane was hit by a flock of geese, which is probably what caused the crash.

ETA: I love how, near as I can tell, every single boat in the vicinity has rushed over to help evacuate survivors.

ETA2: Ah... the flight was eventually on its way to Seattle, which might explain why our local news outlets jumped on it so quickly. Still not sure why the NYC sites had such huge lag time on reporting it though.

Comments

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I'm just watching this on MSNBC. I was watching SciFi while I edited, but I got an e-mail news alert from the New York Times. I, too, love it that the ferries were the first responders. And that pilot did an amazing job, bringing it down in the river rather than into one of the incredibly populated areas all around. And I'm so grateful that this seems to be a more positive story - they're saying they believe everyone survived - than the winter crash a few years back in the Potomac. I'm still haunted by the video of the unknown man who, instead of letting himself be rescued, stayed in the water and kept helping other people out until the cold overtook him and he slipped beneath the water.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

That pilot was amazing! By all the accounts I've heard so far, he essentially *landed* the plane on the water... essentially a very controlled crash, exactly the sort of thing you want to have happen. Just amazing.

And I know what you mean about the crash on the Potomac...

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I know! He somehow kept control and came in at a shallow, gliding angle. Just incredible. I hope he gets a huge bonus from the airline.