Tony Dokoupil, CBS Evening News anchor, was barred from broadcasting from his Taiwan hotel after his coverage of people expressing fear of discussing China with family and friends. Despite a shaky camera moment, he continued to report from the balcony.
“CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil said he was barred from broadcasting from his Taiwan hotel after the owner frowned on his coverage — one of several snags the journo encountered during his jaunt to cover After a segment featuring people in Taiwan expressing fear of talking openly about China, Dokoupil told viewers, “even at our hotel … after seeing our broadcast last night, the manager told us we can’t cover anything political on their property.
”Tony Dokoupil anchored the “CBS Evening News” from a Taipei hotel balcony on Wednesday after failing to secure a visa to report from Beijing. It was the latest in a series of issues for Dokoupil, whose cameraman fainted during Wednesday’s broadcast. The cameraman could be heard falling while Dokoupil was providing updates on the summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“You will hear a lot about the rise of a powerful new China — is he okay? ” the anchor asked halfway through his closing while the rest of the stunned crew stayed silent. President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a high-stakes summit in Beijing as CBS News scrambled to cover the trip from neighboring Taiwan. Veteran CBS News cameraman Randy Schmidt, who sources said helped assemble the network’s remote Taiwan broadcast operation before collapsing from exhaustion.
CBS News’ “poor planning” left the network scrambling to get Dokoupil to China’s capital, where his rivals Tom Llamas of NBC News and David Muir of ABC News are on the ground for anchor duties, sources said. Tony Dokoupil anchored the “CBS Evening News” from a Taipei hotel balcony on Wednesday after failing to secure a visa to report from Beijing.
President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a high-stakes summit in Beijing as CBS News scrambled to cover the trip from neighboring Taiwan. Veteran CBS News cameraman Randy Schmidt, who sources said helped assemble the network’s remote Taiwan broadcast operation before collapsing from exhaustion.
CBS Evening News Anchor Taiwan Hotel Barred From Broadcasting China Coverage High-Stakes Summit Camera Moment Remote Taiwan Broadcast Operation Collapse From Exhaustion
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