The massive blackout put the autonomous power generators of the country's various television stations to the test. And, all things considered, they produced excellent results, because despite the enormous difficulties the communications networks were experiencing, they maintained a decent and sustained reporting capacity.
The news of the power outage caught Helena Garcia Melero by surprise. Everything moves, although it caught them during a commercial break. "We don't know if our audience is watching us," journalist Sara Loscos aptly said. They tried to push forward with the planned content until they reacted to the scale of the incident. The uncertainty of the moment, combined with their reporting obligations, led them to draw a map of Europe with the exaggerated impacts. Francisco Mauri speculated about another power outage in Colombia. Midday newscast It served to reposition the panorama, cautiously despite the limited information available. The agility of the connections with the editors scattered throughout the country was surprising when the entire country was interacting fruitlessly with their phones. When they put two stools so that Raquel Sans and Xavi Coral could sit, we confirmed that this would be a long one. The content was adequate and without alarmism. It has rarely happened that the midday edition is closed, giving way to the Evening news: "Here ends the Midday newscast, something that already shows that today has not been a normal day. Good night," Coral said goodbye.
On La 1, Morning people, the new morning news and witness show, suffered a temporary fade to black. Initial reactions were maintained with the editors and contributors, but the Newscast with Igor Gómez and Marta Carazo it didn't take long. Marc Sala and Alejandra Herranz took over in the mid-afternoon, talking about the difficulties they'd had getting on television. At night, Carazo reappeared and Xavier Fortes and Herranz did the evening special.
Susanna Griso was caught by the blackout during the commercial break and had to comment on the incident with the gossip columnists. Sandra Golpe took over with the news. They connected live with Matías Prats. The journalist had been trapped on a train and was sending reports and interviews to passengers from his mobile phone. Sonsoles Ónega offered the dose of sensationalism.Europe in every situation: cyberattack?", they headlined in capital letters. Given the difficulties in getting guests and experts around, the morning's contributors were reused. It was a time for dramatic witnesses: a woman who couldn't contact her parents, a man who depended on an electric ventilator... Vicente Vallés brought order to the news. The anthillPablo Motos interviewed Juan y Medio. A very opportune day. Afterwards, Motos stimulated his usual single-minded discussion. He couldn't waste the ideal opportunity to attack the socialist government as usual. On Telecinco, in Let's see, added drama to the news: "Chaos due to the widespread blackout in Europe". TO To be late They maintained the narrative intensity and speculated with all kinds of hypotheses: "Chaos in Spain", "Spain in the dark: What's behind the blackout?", "Possible cyberattack?Among the panelists was Cristina Tàrrega, who already serves as a warning about the level of rigor. Carlos Franganillo tried to straighten out the alarmist news, but the evening special that followed was left in the hands of Nacho Abad, the most notorious presenter in the country. Supposed cyberattack experts with robot names spoke of possible attacks originating in Morocco and Eastern European countries. At night, to de-escalate the situation, they left the audience in the hands of the best moments of Survivors, to see that there's always something worse. On La Sexta, Antonio García Ferreras had the immense fortune of experiencing the blackout live and being able to utter his favorite phrase: "Attention! Look at this image!" And he continued: "Yes, this is 'Al rojo vivo' from La Sexta and not the deluxe version.". At night, Ferreras returned to the fray with his special The Great Blackout.
By the way, for the second time, La 1 had to cancel the big premiere of the day, with parade included, of The TV family, the new Save me from public television. The horror is long in coming. It was the only major benefit of the general blackout.
