{"id":2569,"date":"2005-11-24T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2005-11-24T23:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=2569"},"modified":"2007-08-22T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2007-08-22T17:52:25","slug":"the_desi_news_n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/24\/the_desi_news_n\/","title":{"rendered":"The Desi News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s an old saying that on Christmas day, the only biz going are Chinese restaurants packed with Jewish patrons. When the other 80-90% of the country is distracted by holidays, superbowls, and the like, some interesting, if otherwise overlooked, ethnic combos rise above the fold. <\/p>\n\n

I’m a news \/ TV junkie and usually keep the feed on in the background when I’m working from home. The last 30 min may have been a milestone for desi’s on TV news.<\/p>\n\n

Today’s CNN Situation Room<\/a> was anchored by the dapper Ali Velshi<\/a> standing in for Wolf Blitzer who was undoubtedly enjoying time at home with his family. Relative to CNN’s usual fare, Sit Room is a more “raw” up to the minute format featuring a heavier mix of live reports on the big stories. <\/p>\n\n

So, instead of the same Iraq update loop that gets run on Headline News, for ex., the update goes straight to the on-the-scene reporter – in this case, Raman Aneesh<\/a> – posing with mic in hand in front of a row of Hummers. And, for an update from the international desk, he turned to Zain Verjee<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

20 minutes of namebrand news, an unbroken string of Desi reporting talent. Pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n

A quick check on Fox News revealed anchor John Gibson interviewing Fox’s Baghdad reporter, Ms. Reena Ninan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

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Now, at least when I did the quick check, MSNBC chose to deal with reporters on vacation by doing something different – they ran a documentary on the life and times of Michael Jackson <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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