TwoThe Global Local

On the evening of Monday 3 March 2008, television viewers in the Canadian city of Montreal sat down to a choice of six local newscasts on six channels: three in French and three in English. On CKMI-TV, part of the Global Television network, the local news began as a dark teal map of Canada zoomed into the province of Quebec, and a red ribbon wove across the screen. As the titles dispersed, a studio camera moved through a brightly lit studio towards Global Quebec’s senior anchor, Jamie Orchard. Orchard was behind a redesigned desk, formed by a pair of intersecting segments, in a redesigned studio. ...

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