Would those pundits just SHUT UP?

[Archae]

Announce the damn verdict!

Like they said they would!

[TwilightZone]

1. They don't have it yet, obviously.

CNN is showing an empty courtroom. The verdict hasn't been presented yet.

[Archae]

9. But until the verdict is read, I wish the ntworks would go on to other news.

And just STFU, all they do is yakyakyak...

[TwilightZone]

11. Really?

You don't think they should discuss the most important story of the day, one that will likely have ramifications for years, if not decades?

Minutes before the verdict is read?

Good luck with that.

[demmiblue]

18. No kidding...

but not surprising coming from this poster.

[Treefrog]

14. Turn the channel? I'm still doing some gardening, but have NPR on outside so I can hear.

TV is gonna do what TV does.

[Ms. Toad]

2. The pundits are not in control of when the verdict is announced.

And the initial time announced was 5:00 ET.

[bearsfootball516]

3. It's not the pundits fault they haven't announced the verdict.

They have to fill air time until it's released.

[SheltieLover]

4. Waiting for judge

From.what I read.

[msongs]

5. msnbc is in pre-hysteria mode, drooling at the various prospects nt

[Treefrog]

16. So are many here.

Some of the posts don’t surprise me, but it really seems many really like the drama.

[PoliticAverse]

6. There are youtube live feeds with silent screens just waiting for the verdict...

For example:

[Treefrog]

7. They have to gather all the main people, the lawyers, the court staff, etc.

People aren’t just sitting around on their hands waiting. Well, maybe some without any lives are doing just that, but most people are busy doing things.

[elleng]

8. Not a chance!

This, instead:

https://weta.org/player

Right now, Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto in F Major, Op. 52: III. Rondo. Più mosso

[Blue Owl]

10. This is the M$M's shining moment

They have the nation in the palm of their hand...

[nolabear]

12. You seriously don't know how this works?

Pundits are there to fill the time, hopefully interestingly, while we all wait for the jury and the legal system and the people to do what they do.

[rsdsharp]

13. The pundits have nothing to do with it.

The Court will announce the verdict when it’s ready. They may well be waiting for someone, maybe an attorney, to return to the courtroom.

[Silent3]

15. Pundits excel at filling time when they have absolutely nothing new to say

I wish so much they'd fill that time with... other news!

There's a shitload of stuff going on in the world. Let's hear more about more of that, instead of treading water waiting for more on whatever the "big story" of the moment is.

[RockRaven]

17. Their whole business model is stoking anxiety and heightening tension... So of course they are

going to behave thusly. Ditch corporate/TV media. They aren't going to change until people stop watching.