Gregory Strong
Team Canada lead Briane Meilleur, left, and second Shannon Birchard look on Estonia makes a shot at the Women s World Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 5, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh May 06, 2021 - 7:36 PM
The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage â television and streaming â have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person access.
When those feeds are not available, viewers, fans and media members alike are forced to scramble for unusual alternatives. The unforeseen broadcast shutdown at this week s world women s curling championship in Calgary has forced a significant pivot in the delivery and quest for information.
With the WinSport Arena closed to media and most of the event not on TV, details have been scarce in recent days in the spectator-free curling bubble.
Reporters have been forced to cobble stories together from federation social media feeds, shot-by-shot graphics, linescores, and even a raw overhead feed of the houses on the four sheets. My eyes are blurry and my fingers, I think I have carpal tunnel, said CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux. I have way too many webpages open at once and I m toggling between all of it. It s like a puzzle because you re trying to piece together what s going on.
Curling broadcasting shutdown forces organizers, media, viewers to pivot
The unforeseen broadcast shutdown at this week s world women s curling championship in Calgary has forced a significant pivot in the delivery and quest for information. Viewers, fans and media members alike have been forced to scramble for unusual alternatives.
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