MEDIA WINNER: American journalists in London
American TV journalists have been covering the death of Queen Elizabeth II extensively, of course.
While most coverage of the queen's death has been done from desks here at home, the networks sent some of their top anchors across the pond to inject this very British news cycle with some American swagger.
CNN, with its mighty international arm, already had a gaggle of seasoned broadcasters at the ready in London to cover the passing of the Queen. But a fresh face landed in London off a red-eye on Friday: Don Lemon.
The anchor of Don Lemon Tonight appeared beside CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour and CNN anchor and royal correspondent Max Foster outside Buckingham Palace in a sharp double-breasted suit. Like CNN, MSNBC and NBC News dispatched a little army to Great Britain in the aftermath of the queen’s passing. MSNBC anchors Katy Tur and Chris Jansing took up the most coveted position in news on Friday — outside Buckingham Palace in London — while a legion of Peacockers were spread across the rest of the island.
Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie and NBC News senior international correspondent Keir Simmons were also reporting from London. NBC host Jenna Bush Hager and NBC News senior national correspondent Tom Llamas were up in Edinburgh, while chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel high-tailed it up to Balmoral. Martha MacCallum, one of Fox News' top anchors and host of The Story, landed in the U.K. on Friday and reported from Buckingham Palace for Fox & Friends in the morning.
Congrats on being the few trusted to cover this historical moment from across the pond. |