Bts With Ctv News Vancouver

For a journalist, there are few things more stimulating than being in the field on an election night. Witnessing and reporting on the human drama while immersed in delighted cheers and disappointed groans is a milestone experience -- and a powerful way to convey to viewers the stakes for the real people involved in what can seem a cold and mechanical political process for public offices of which they have little appreciation.In Part 2 of our Election Special, host Penny Daflos chats with fellow reporters Shannon Paterson and St. John Alexander about their shared experience in the middle of the mayhem, while Managing Editor Ethan Faber and News Director Les Staff reveal why reporters in the field are so important and how broadcasts like this are a public service, rather than a ratings quest.This is the insider account of how CTV Vancouver provided the most emotional, evocative and entertaining coverage of an election full of surprises, triumphs and heartbreaks.