NINETEEN DIFFERENT broadcast and cable TV channels are currently operating their own wall-to-wall terror coverage. Thirteen other channels are repeating the news feeds from channels within their respective media empires (i.e., ESPN repeating ABC, TBS repeating CNN). Eight channels have signed off during the tragedy, including most of the home-shopping channels.
Still cablecasting: The Style channel, rerunning yesterday’s taped coverage of the NYC Spring 2002 runway shows. Yes, one of the segments included a Manhattan skyline establishing shot, with the World Trade Center towers still standing.