One of the biggest talking points in Chinese media today is how multiple US broadcasters suddenly halted their coverage of President Donald Trump’s live White House statement yesterday, mid-broadcast, the BBC reports. This is sort of ironic given that China, more than any other country, has a track record of repeatedly cutting TV interviews mid-broadcast. China repeatedly ranks near the bottom in media press freedom indexes from organisations such as Reporters Without Borders, while the US often appears nearer the top. But influential Chinese media outlets have not shied from highlighting how major networks including CNBC, MSNBC and NBC cut away from Trump's statement yesterday - even though US broadcasters would argue they pulled the stream for reasons of accuracy. US outlets said they halted Trump's speech because he was spreading unsubstantiated claims.

Source: The Standard November 06, 2020 14:15 UTC